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Meanings of fish gaff in inglês

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Sharp-hooked pole used to spear large fish.

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Examples for "gaff"
Examples for "gaff"
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Figure 6 shows the way of rigging the gaff to the spar.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
2
If a vessel is under way, the flag flies from the gaff.
The new yorker
3
Drake in Dublin review: In seconds, he goes from zero to wreck-the-gaff
The Irish Times
4
Then, quick as thought, I belayed the windlass and lowered a gaff.
Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 35, November 26, 1870
5
Langdon, more phlegmatic of temperament, stood the gaff with less apparent friction.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
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He would go shark- fishing too, and would venture with his fishing gaff into seas where only large vessels were wont to go.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas