1
a
: 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
gaffed; gaffing; gaffs
1
: to strike or secure with a spear or hook
gaff a salmon
2
: to fit (a gamecock) with a metal spur
gaffed; gaffing; gaffs
2
: to fix for the purpose of cheating
gaff the dice
British
: a cheap theater or music hall
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