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Gaff To A Fisherman

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noun

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

verb

• pierce with a spear

• thrust up like a spear

27%8 Sail positioned on a gaff mast
noun

• a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff

27%6Gaff
verb

• pierce with a sharp stake or point

• kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

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