gaff sail

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gaf seyl]
- /gæf seɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gaf seyl]
- /gæf seɪl/

Definitions of gaff sail words

noun gaff sail an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish. 1
noun gaff sail the spur on a climbing iron, especially as used by telephone linemen. 1
noun gaff sail Nautical. a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail (gaff sail) 1
noun gaff sail a metal spur for a gamecock. 1
verb with object gaff sail to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff. 1

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Origin of gaff sail

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English < Middle French gaffe, gaff < Provençal gaf hook, gaff, noun derivative of gafar to seize (compare Medieval Latin gaffare), probably < Germanic (Visigothic) *gaff-, perhaps derivative from base of Gothic giban give

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Parts of speech for Gaff sail

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gaff sail popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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