gaff
A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
Other meanings
A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.
“We politely ignored his gaff.”
A trick or con.
“The sideshow feat was just a gaff, but the audience was too proud to admit they'd been fooled.”
A kind of
- hook
Word history
From Old French "gaffe".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “gaff” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.