gaff
{n: cockfight} a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs
{n: gaff topsail, fore-and-aft topsail} a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
{n: gaffsail, gaff-headed sail} a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
{n: gaff} a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
{n: gaff} a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
{n: gaff} an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
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