gaff
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: nautical
transport
Etymology: From Middle English gaffe, from Old French gaffe, from Old Occitan gaf (“hook”), derivative of gafar (“to seize”), from 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (giban, “to give”). Doublet of gaffe.
Etymology 1, noun sense 5 apparently derives from the idea that the garment tricks or deceives others about the wearer's genitalia.
Inflected forms:
form: gaffs
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: gaffs
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: gaffing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: gaffed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: gaffed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
pos: noun
examples: When Leonard finally hauls up a cod of seventy-five centimeters, probably seven years old, a typical catch ten years ago, they all joke, "Oh my God, get the gaff!"
gloss: A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.
pos: noun
examples: We politely ignored his gaff.
gloss: A trick or con.
pos: noun
examples: The sideshow feat was just a gaff, but the audience was too proud to admit they'd been fooled.
gloss: The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
pos: noun
gloss: A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the penis and testicles tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva.
pos: noun
examples: This may sound strange to readers who know little about nudes but many female impersonators, or femme-mimics, work au naturel—except for a gaff, a bra, body makeup, jewelry, and a wig (on their head). See! Semi-nude!!
Sissy maids may be required to wear a gaff to disguise the male genitals, and a dominant may wish a slave to wear it on a daily basis.
Vicky is a pre-operative MTF transsexual […] Wearing feminine underwear over her gaff in bed helps her to redefine her absence of female genitalia during sex (sexuality) in terms of it being her 'time of the month', as she jokes to Sean [her first boyfriend].
gloss: To use a gaff, especially to land a fish.
pos: verb
examples: I stepped out and advanced valiantly upon a long-maned bull in the midst of his wives. I was armed with the regular club with which the boat-pullers killed the wounded seals gaffed aboard by the hunters.
gloss: To cheat or hoax.
pos: verb
gloss: To doctor or modify for deceptive purposes.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: When the operator began losing, he gaffed the wheel and then the patron had no chance to win. With his secret device an experienced grifter could stop the wheel at will on any number.
However, this apathy will quickly disappear if it is learned the friendly game involves marked (gaffed) cards.
You will be using gaffed cards: a double faced card.
gloss: To gamble, especially by tossing coins.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
slang
gloss: To affix gaffer tape to, or cover with gaffer tape.
pos: verb
tags: informal
transitive
examples: I gaffed down the sleeves to my lens hoods instead of just relying on the drawstring to hold it in place.
Derived words: all over the gaff
gaffman
gaff rig
gaffsail
gaff sail
gaffsman
gaff tape
gaff-topsail
Gaff Topsail
monkey gaff
penny-gaff
tip the gaff
gaffer
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