A mountaineer must learn to stand the gaff. 一个登山运动员必须学会吃苦。
A cord or canvas strap used to secure a furled sail to a yard boom or gaff. 束帆索一种绳子或帆布带,用来把一个卷叠的帆置于一横木或斜桁上
A stay for racing or cruising vessels used to steady the mast against the strain of the gaff. 稳定索,分隔索赛艇或巡逻艇上的支索,为防止斜桁的张力而用于稳定桅杆
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a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
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a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
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an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
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Gaff \Gaff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gaffing}.] To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.
Gaff \Gaff\ (g[a^]f), n. [OE. gaffe, F. gaffe an iron hook with which seamen pull great fishes into their ships; cf. Ir. gaf, gafa hook; perh. akin to G. gabel fork, Skr. gabhasti. Cf. {Gaffle}, {Gable}.] 1. A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.
2. (Naut.) The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.