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verb(gaff)to strike or secure with a spear or hook
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verb(gaff)to fit (a gamecock) with a metal spur
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verb(gaff)deceive, trick; also : fleece
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verb(gaff)to fix for the purpose of cheating
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noun(gaff)a spear or spearhead for taking fish or turtles
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noun(gaff)a handled hook for holding or lifting heavy fish
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noun(gaff)a metal spur for a gamecock
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noun(gaff)a cheap theater or music hall
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noun(gaff)something painful or difficult to bear : ordeal —usually used in the phrase stand the gaff; especially : persistent raillery or criticism
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noun(gaff)rough treatment : abuse
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noun(gaff)hoax, fraud