Gaff vs. Gaffe

Gaffnoun

A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.

Gaffnoun

A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.

Gaffnoun

A trick or con.

Gaffnoun

(nautical) The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.

Gaffnoun

A garment worn to hide the genitals.

Gaffnoun

Rough or harsh treatment; criticism.

Gaffnoun

A place of residence.

Gaffverb

To use a gaff, especially to land a fish.

Gaffverb

To cheat or hoax.

Gaffverb

(slang) To gamble.

Gaffnoun

A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.

Gaffnoun

The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.

Gaffnoun

Same as Gaffle, 1.

Gaffverb

To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.

Gaffnoun

a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail

Gaffnoun

an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish

Gaffnoun

a stick with a hook or barbed spear, for landing large fish.

Gaffnoun

a spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is bent

Gaffnoun

rough treatment or criticism

Gaffnoun

reveal a plot or secret

Gaffnoun

a house, flat, or other building, especially as being a person's home

Gaffverb

seize or impale with a gaff

Gaffenoun

A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.

Gaffenoun

A socially awkward or tactless act.

Gaffenoun

a socially awkward or tactless act

Gaffenoun

an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder