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noun
1.
an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish.
2.
the spur on a climbing iron, especially as used by telephone linemen.
3.
Nautical. a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail (gaff sail)
4.
a metal spur for a gamecock.
verb (used with object)
5.
to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French gaffe, gaff < Provençal gaf hook, gaff, noun derivative of gafar to seize (compare Medieval Latin gaffare), probably < Germanic (Visigothic) *gaff-, perhaps derivative from base of Gothic giban give
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French gaffe, gaff < Provençal gaf hook, gaff, noun derivative of gafar to seize (compare Medieval Latin gaffare), probably < Germanic (Visigothic) *gaff-, perhaps derivative from base of Gothic giban give
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| —n | |
| 1. | angling a stiff pole with a stout prong or hook attached for landing large fish |
| 2. | nautical a boom hoisted aft of a mast to support a gaffsail |
| 3. | a metal spur fixed to the leg of a gamecock |
| —vb | |
| 4. | angling to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff |
| 5. | slang to cheat; hoax |
| [C13: from French gaffe, from Provençal gaf boathook] | |
| gaff2 (ɡæf) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | slang foolish talk; nonsense |
| 2. | slang (Brit) blow the gaff to divulge a secret |
| 3. | slang chiefly (US), (Canadian) stand the gaff to endure ridicule, difficulties, etc |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
| gaff3 (ɡæf) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person's home, esp a flat |
| 2. | Also called: penny-gaff a cheap or low-class place of entertainment, esp a cheap theatre or music hall in Victorian England |
| [C18: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
gaff
"iron hook," 1725, gaffe, from Fr. gaffe "boat hook" (see gaffe). Specifically of the hook on a fishing spear from 1650s.
gaff
"loud, rude talk," 1825, from Scottish dialect, perhaps a survival of O.E. gafspraec "blasphemous or ribald speech," or from gaff (1), and cf. gaffe.
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