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1. An iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
    
2. A sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
    
3. A spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
    
4. [Brit, informal] Someone's building (house, shop, etc)
   "where the prince hangs out when he is at his father's gaff at Highgrove"

Sounds like: furze, furs, fgaff, g

Derived forms: gaffs

Type of: hook, spar, spike

Part of: fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, rig, sailing ship, sailing vessel, tackle

Encyclopedia: Gaff, John