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What (who) is GAFFS - definition
Gaffing
SHARP-HOOKED POLE USED TO SPEAR LARGE FISH
Gaff (fishing); Gaff hook; Flying gaff; Gaffing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Gaff.
gaff
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Gaff (disambiguation)
n. (slang) (BE) to blow the gaff ('to reveal a secret')
gaff
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Gaff (disambiguation)
gaff1
¦ noun
1. a stick with a hook or barbed spear, for landing large fish.
2. Sailing a spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is bent.
¦ verb seize or impale with a gaff.
Origin
ME: from Provencal gaf 'hook'; related to gaffe.
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gaff2
¦ noun (in phr. blow the gaff) Brit. informal reveal a plot or secret.
Origin
C19: of unknown origin.
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gaff3
¦ noun Brit. informal a person's house, flat, or shop.
Origin
1930s: of unknown origin.
Examples of use of GAFFS
1. Other clips and cartoons exploit Erdogan‘s gaffs.
2. He gaffs the floating seal, and chisels out a wider hole in the ice.
3. "The council give ‘em decent gaffs here: couple of bedrooms and a little garden round the back.
4. Some prefer razor–sharp knives, but with gaffs that resemble three–inch ice picks, the fights last longer, Bunch explains.
5. He said, ‘If you do this for me I‘ll give you 30‘. So I drove to these four gaffs, whatever, he‘s come out, he‘s had a wedge of money.