gaff topsail
         n 1: a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff
               and its luff on the topmast [syn: {gaff topsail}, {fore-
               and-aft topsail}]

English Dictionary: gaff topsail	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
give the bounce v terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" Synonym(s): give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gaff-topsail \Gaff`-top"sail\, n. (Naut.)       A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the       gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gab \Gab\, n. [OE. gabbe gabble, mocking, fr. Icel. gabb       mocking, mockery, or OF. gab, gabe; perh. akin to E. gape, or       gob. Cf. {Gab}, v. i., {Gibber}.]       The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk;       loquaciousness. [Colloq.]          {Gift of gab}, facility of expression. [Colloq.]