Gāff, n.
n. [Fr. gaffe, an iron hook with which seamen pull great fishes into their ships, Pr. gŭf, hook, Sp. & Pg. gafa; Ir. & Gael. gaf, gŭfa, hook.]
- A light spear or barbed iron used by fishermen.
- (Naut.) A sort of boom or yard, extending the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail. Brande.
- A gaffle. Wright.