Results for gaff
Definitions of gaff:
part of speech: verb transitive
To seize or land, as a fish with a large hook.
part of speech: noun
A large hook for landing salmon, etc.; a piece of wood upon which to extend the upper edge of a fore- and- aft sail.
part of speech: verb transitive
In angling, to strike or secure by means of a gaff- hook, as a salmon.
part of speech: noun
A prop or sort of boom used in extending the upper corner of a fore- and- aft sail.