A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
Rough or harsh treatment; criticism.
A place of residence.
A trick or con.
A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.
The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the male genitalia tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva.
To use a gaff, especially to land a fish.
To cheat or hoax.
To doctor or modify for deceptive purposes.
To affix gaffer tape to, or cover with gaffer tape.
To gamble.
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.
A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
To suffer griping pains.
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
To annoy or bother.
To complain; to whine.