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.