gaffle vs rob

gaffle

verb
  • To steal 

  • To arrest for criminal activity. 

  • To equip with a gaffle or similar weapon. 

  • To talk without a purpose, usually about inane or pointless topics; to babble. 

  • To grab or seize 

  • To get hold of, to find. 

  • To swindle or bully (someone) 

noun
  • A steel spur attached to a gamecock (sometimes used figuratively). 

  • A portable fork of iron or wood in which the heavy musket formerly in use was rested that it might be accurately aimed and fired. 

rob

verb
  • To steal. 

  • To burgle. 

  • To deprive (of). 

  • To steal from, especially using force or violence. 

  • To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud. 

  • To commit robbery. 

  • To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from. 

noun
  • A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes. 

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