Definition of gaff
(Entry 1 of 5)
1a
: a handled hook for holding or lifting heavy fish
b
: a spear or spearhead for taking fish or turtles
c
: a metal spur for a gamecock
d
: a butcher's hook
e
: a climbing iron or its steel point
2
: the spar (see spar entry 1 sense 2a) on which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is extended
3
: gaffe
gaff
verb (1)
gaffed; gaffing; gaffs
Definition of gaff (Entry 2 of 5)
1
: to strike or secure with a spear or hook
gaff a salmon
2
: to fit (a gamecock) with a metal spur
gaff
noun (2)Definition of gaff (Entry 3 of 5)
gaff
verb (2)
gaffed; gaffing; gaffs
Definition of gaff (Entry 4 of 5)
2
: to fix for the purpose of cheating
gaff the dice
gaff
noun (3)Definition of gaff (Entry 5 of 5)
British
: a cheap theater or music hall
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The first known use of gaff was circa 1656
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