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(gæf)

Word forms: plural gaffs

1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]

On a boat, a gaff is a pole which is attached to a mast in order to support a particular kind of sail.

2. countable noun

A gaff is a pole with a point or hook at one end, which is used for catching large fish.

3. See also gaffe

gaff in British English 1

(ɡæf)

noun

1. angling

a stiff pole with a stout prong or hook attached for landing large fish

2. nautical

a boom hoisted aft of a mast to support a gaffsail

a metal spur fixed to the leg of a gamecock

verb (transitive)

4. angling

to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff

5. slang

to cheat; hoax

Word origin

C13: from French gaffe, from Provençal gaf boathook

gaff in British English 2

(ɡæf)

noun

1. slang

foolish talk; nonsense

2. blow the gaff

3. stand the gaff

Word origin

C19: of unknown origin

gaff in British English 3

(ɡæf)

noun British slang, archaic

a person's home, esp a flat

2. Also called: penny-gaff

a cheap or low-class place of entertainment, esp a cheap theatre or music hall in Victorian England

Word origin

C18: of unknown origin

gaff in American English 1

(gæf)

noun

a large, strong hook on a pole, or a barbed spear, used in landing large fish

a sharp metal spur fastened to the leg of a gamecock

any of the steel points on a lineman's climbing iron

a spar or pole extending from the after side of a mast and supporting a fore-and-aft sail

b. US Navy

a similarly located spar on the mainmast, from which the ensign is flown when a ship is underway

4. Slang

any secret device for cheating

5. British, Slang

a cheap theater, dance hall, etc.

verb transitive

to strike or land (a fish) with a gaff

7. Chiefly British, Slang

to cheat; hoax; trick

8. Nautical; Slang

to rig with a gaff

Idioms:

stand the gaff

Word origin

ME gaffe < OFr < OProv gaf or Sp gafa < Goth gafah, a catch < ga-, intens. + fahan, to catch, akin to fang; (sense 5) earlier in sense of “a fair”: ? because visitors were gaffed there

gaff in American English 2

(gæf)

British, Slang

noun

foolish talk; nonsense

Idioms:

blow the gaff

Word origin

prob. altered < earlier gab, mockery < ME, deceit: see gab

gaff in American English 1

(ɡæf)

noun

an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish

the spur on a climbing iron, esp. as used by telephone linemen

3. Nautical

a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail (gaff sail)

a metal spur for a gamecock

transitive verb

to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff

Word origin

[1275–1325; ME ‹ MF gaffe, gaff ‹ Pr gaf hook, gaff, n. deriv. of gafar to seize (cf. ML gaffare), prob. ‹ Gmc (Visigothic) *gaff-, perh. deriv. from base of Goth giban give]

gaff in American English 2

(ɡæf)

noun

harsh treatment or criticism

All the gaff he took never made him bitter

2. See stand the gaff

Word origin

[1895–1900, Amer.; cf. earlier British use: nonsense, humbug, Scots dial.: loud laugh, guffaw; of uncert.orig.; cf. guff]

gaff in American English 3

(ɡæf)

transitive verb

1. slang

to cheat; fleece

intransitive verb

2. Brit slang

to gamble, esp. to indulge in petty gambling, as to toss coins

Word origin

[1745–55; orig. uncert.]

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But buying her own gaff will save a fortune on hotels.Which is probably the same size as her new gaff.The rental agent who showed the freaks round their new gaff kept up a familiar monologue on pop culture.The new gaff is now worth 400,000.Yesterday she carried bags of groceries ready to settle into her new gaff - and no doubt her old haunts.As he lives up the road from my new gaff, it made sense for him to carry out the bulk of the job.She has forked out 900,000 for the gaff in one of the capital's smartest addresses so she can move in more staff.

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释义	Trends of gaff View usage for: gaff (gæf) Word forms: plural gaffs 1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] On a boat, a gaff is a pole which is attached to a mast in order to support a particular kind of sail. 2. countable noun A gaff is a pole with a point or hook at one end, which is used for catching large fish. 3. See also gaffe gaff in British English 1 (ɡæf) noun 1. angling a stiff pole with a stout prong or hook attached for landing large fish 2. nautical a boom hoisted aft of a mast to support a gaffsail 3. a metal spur fixed to the leg of a gamecock verb (transitive) 4. angling to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff 5. slang to cheat; hoax Word origin C13: from French gaffe, from Provençal gaf boathook gaff in British English 2 (ɡæf) noun 1. slang foolish talk; nonsense 2. blow the gaff 3. stand the gaff Word origin C19: of unknown origin gaff in British English 3 (ɡæf) noun British slang, archaic 1. a person's home, esp a flat 2. Also called: penny-gaff a cheap or low-class place of entertainment, esp a cheap theatre or music hall in Victorian England Word origin C18: of unknown origin gaff in American English 1 (gæf) noun 1. a large, strong hook on a pole, or a barbed spear, used in landing large fish 2. a. a sharp metal spur fastened to the leg of a gamecock b. any of the steel points on a lineman's climbing iron 3. a. a spar or pole extending from the after side of a mast and supporting a fore-and-aft sail b. US Navy a similarly located spar on the mainmast, from which the ensign is flown when a ship is underway 4. Slang any secret device for cheating 5. British, Slang a cheap theater, dance hall, etc. verb transitive 6. to strike or land (a fish) with a gaff 7. Chiefly British, Slang to cheat; hoax; trick 8. Nautical; Slang to rig with a gaff Idioms: stand the gaff Word origin ME gaffe < OFr < OProv gaf or Sp gafa < Goth gafah, a catch < ga-, intens. + fahan, to catch, akin to fang; (sense 5) earlier in sense of “a fair”: ? because visitors were gaffed there gaff in American English 2 (gæf) British, Slang noun foolish talk; nonsense Idioms: blow the gaff Word origin prob. altered < earlier gab, mockery < ME, deceit: see gab gaff in American English 1 (ɡæf) noun 1. an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish 2. the spur on a climbing iron, esp. as used by telephone linemen 3. Nautical a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail (gaff sail) 4. a metal spur for a gamecock transitive verb 5. to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff Word origin [1275–1325; ME ‹ MF gaffe, gaff ‹ Pr gaf hook, gaff, n. deriv. of gafar to seize (cf. ML gaffare), prob. ‹ Gmc (Visigothic) *gaff-, perh. deriv. from base of Goth giban give] gaff in American English 2 (ɡæf) noun 1. harsh treatment or criticism All the gaff he took never made him bitter 2. See stand the gaff Word origin [1895–1900, Amer.; cf. earlier British use: nonsense, humbug, Scots dial.: loud laugh, guffaw; of uncert.orig.; cf. guff] gaff in American English 3 (ɡæf) transitive verb 1. slang to cheat; fleece intransitive verb 2. Brit slang to gamble, esp. to indulge in petty gambling, as to toss coins Word origin [1745–55; orig. uncert.] More idioms containing gaff blow the gaff Examples of 'gaff' in a sentence gaff But buying her own gaff will save a fortune on hotels. The Sun (2012) Which is probably the same size as her new gaff. The Sun (2011) The rental agent who showed the freaks round their new gaff kept up a familiar monologue on pop culture. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The new gaff is now worth 400,000. The Sun (2015) Yesterday she carried bags of groceries ready to settle into her new gaff - and no doubt her old haunts. The Sun (2010) As he lives up the road from my new gaff, it made sense for him to carry out the bulk of the job. Times, Sunday Times (2008) She has forked out 900,000 for the gaff in one of the capital's smartest addresses so she can move in more staff. The Sun (2006) All related terms of 'gaff' gaff sail Nautical See under gaff 1 (sense 3 ) Also called : gaff-headed sail ( ˈɡæfˌhedɪd ) gaff-rigged (of a sailing vessel) rigged with one or more gaffsails penny-gaff a person's home , esp a flat gaff-topsail a sail set above a gaffsail blow the gaff to tell people something which was supposed to be kept secret stand the gaff to endure ridicule , difficulties , etc blow the gaffe/gaff If you blow the gaffe or blow the gaff , you tell someone something that other people wanted you to keep secret .
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