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gaff1 n 1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling a stiff pole with a stout prong or hook attached for landing large fish 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a boom hoisted aft of a mast to support a gaffsail 3. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a metal spur fixed to the leg of a gamecock vb (tr) 1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff 2. Slang to cheat; hoax [from French gaffe, from Provençal gaf boathook] gaff2 n 1. Slang foolish talk; nonsense blow the gaff Brit slang to divulge a secret stand the gaff Slang chiefly US and Canadian to endure ridicule, difficulties, etc. [of unknown origin] gaff3 n Brit slang archaic
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 [of unknown origin] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations gaff1 n (Fishing) → Landungshaken m, → Gaff nt (Naut) → Gaffel f gaff2 n to blow the gaff (inf) → nicht dichthalten (inf); he blew the gaff by saying that → als er das sagte, war alles raus (inf); to blow the gaff on something → etw ausquatschen (inf) gaff [gæf] n a. (fam) to blow the gaff → spifferare un segreto b. (Fishing) → arpione m gaff [gæf] n a. (fam) to blow the gaff → spifferare un segreto b. (Fishing) → arpione m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As I understood it, there were two ways of getting it cleared,-- first, by lowering the foresail, which was comparatively easy and without danger; and second, by climbing out the peak-halyards to the end of the gaff itself, an exceedingly hazardous performance. From the gaff of one, two gay flags hung limply, one a checkerboard of blue and white squares, the other a white pennant centred with a red disc. There, graceful and still, like a bird ready to spread its wings, she waited till, at the opening of the gates, a tug or two would hurry in noisily, hovering round her with an air of fuss and solicitude, and take her out into the river, tending, shepherding her through open bridges, through dam-like gates between the flat pier-heads, with a bit of green lawn surrounded by gravel and a white signal-mast with yard and gaff, flying a couple of dingy blue, red, or white flags. |
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