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GAFFED
Verb
gaffed
simple past tense and past participle of gaff
Source: Wiktionary
GAFF
Gaff, n. Etym: [OE. gaffe, F. gaffe an iron hook with which seamen pull great fishes into their ships; cf. Ir. gaf, gafa hook; perh. akin to G. gabel fork, Skr. gabhasti. CF. Gaffle, Gable.]
1. A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.
3. Same as Gaffle, 1. Wright.
Gaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gaffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gaffing.]
Definition: To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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