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Definition of: gaff
(gaf) noun
1. A sharp iron hook at the end of a pole, for landing a large fish.
2. Naut. A spar for extending the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
3. A gamecock's steel spur.
—v.t.
1. To strike or land with a gaff: to gaff a sailfish.
2. Brit. Slang To trick; cheat.
—to stand the gaff U.S. Colloq. To endure hardship, ridicule, or pain without complaining or quitting; be game. [<OF gaffe, prob. <Celtic]
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