ALL meanings of gaff
gaff
G g - noun gaff A stick with a hook,or a barbed spear, for landing large fish. 1
- noun gaff fishing: harpoon 1
- noun gaff house, building 1
- noun gaff harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter. 1
- verb with object gaff Slang. to cheat; fleece. 1
- idioms gaff stand / take the gaff, Slang. to weather hardship or strain; endure patiently. 1
- verb without object gaff British Slang. to gamble, especially to indulge in petty gambling, as to toss coins. 1
- countable noun gaff On a boat, a gaff is a pole which is attached to a mast in order to support a particular kind of sail. 0
- countable noun gaff A gaff is a pole with a point or hook at one end, which is used for catching large fish. 0
- noun gaff a stiff pole with a stout prong or hook attached for landing large fish 0
- noun gaff a boom hoisted aft of a mast to support a gaffsail 0
- noun gaff a metal spur fixed to the leg of a gamecock 0
- verb gaff to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff 0
- verb gaff to cheat; hoax 0
- noun gaff foolish talk; nonsense 0
- noun gaff a person's home, esp a flat 0
- noun gaff a cheap or low-class place of entertainment, esp a cheap theatre or music hall in Victorian England 0
- noun gaff a large, strong hook on a pole, or a barbed spear, used in landing large fish 0
- noun gaff a sharp metal spur fastened to the leg of a gamecock 0
- noun gaff any of the steel points on a lineman's climbing iron 0
- noun gaff a spar or pole extending from the after side of a mast and supporting a fore-and-aft sail 0
- noun gaff a similarly located spar on the mainmast, from which the ensign is flown when a ship is underway 0
- noun gaff any secret device for cheating 0
- noun gaff a cheap theater, dance hall, etc. 0
- verb transitive gaff to strike or land (a fish) with a gaff 0
- verb transitive gaff to cheat; hoax; trick 0
- verb transitive gaff to rig with a gaff 0