What is to strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon called?
gaff — To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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