gaff
Spell check gaff
Definition of gaff:
part of speech: noun
Spar at the upper edge of a fore- and- aft sail; steel blade fixed on the spurs of cocks for fighting.
Common misspellings * :
- gf (80.0%)
- gfhfh (20.0%)
Usage examples :
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If the gaff is necessary, it is almost as well to let your man hold the rod after you have tired the fish thoroughly, and gaff him yourself.
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He may have hooked a large fish and be unprovided with a gaff if you have one let him have it instantly, taking his directions from which side you are to approach him; and never let the loss of a few minutes, more or less, deter you from following the golden rule of doing to him as you would expect him to do to you were you similarly placed.
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Then the creature spread her wings like a bird - mainsail and gaff topsail, staysail and jib- leaped away to leeward, and seemed actually to bound over the waves.