名詞 gaff:

1. a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
2. a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
3. an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish

1. A stay for racing or cruising vessels used to steady the mast against the strain of the gaff.
   穩(wěn)定索，分隔索賽艇或巡邏艇上的支索，為防止斜桁的張力而用于穩(wěn)定桅桿
2. A cord or canvas strap used to secure a furled sail to a yard boom or gaff.
   束帆索一種繩子或帆布帶，用來把一個卷疊的帆置于一橫木或斜桁上
3. A mountaineer must learn to stand the gaff.
   一個登山運(yùn)動員必須學(xué)會吃苦。

gaff

n.（名詞）
A large iron hook attached to a pole or handle and used to land large fish.
手鉤：一種用于把大魚拉上岸的系在桿上或柄上的大鐵鉤
Nautical A spar attached to the mast and used to extend the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
【航?！?/i> 桅上斜桿，圓桁：一種用于拉長縱帆上緣的系于桅桿上的圓木

A sharp metal spur fastened to the leg of a gamecock.
距鐵，鐵刺：系在斗雞腿上的尖利的鐵具
A climbing hook used by telephone and electric line workers.
攀鉤：架設(shè)電話線或電線的工人所用的爬鉤
Slang A trick or gimmick, especially one used in a swindle or to rig a game.
【俚語】 欺騙，花招：尤指用于詐騙或在游戲中作手腳的詭計(jì)或鬼把戲
Slang Harshness of treatment; abuse.
【俚語】 折磨，虐待：粗暴地對待；虐待
v.tr.（及物動詞）
gaffed,gaf.fing,gaffs
To hook or land (a fish) using a gaff.
用魚叉叉（魚），用手鉤拉（魚）
To equip (a gamecock) with a gaff.
給（斗雞）縛上距鐵
Slang
【俚語】
To take in or defraud; swindle.
使上當(dāng)；欺騙
To rig or fix in order to cheat:
暗設(shè)機(jī)關(guān)進(jìn)行欺騙：
例句：
knew that the carnival games had been gaffed.
知道這些慶祝的表演競賽已被不法之徒所操縱

來源：
Middle English gaffe
中古英語 gaffe
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Old Provenôal gaf
源自 古普羅旺斯語 gaf
from gafar [to seize]
源自 gafar [攫取]
[of Germanic origin] * see kap-
[源于日耳曼語的] *參見 kap-

gaff
gaff 2

n.Chiefly British （名詞）【多用于英國】
A public place of entertainment, especially a cheap or disreputable music hall or theater.
低級娛樂場所：一種尤指廉價或低級音樂廳或戲院等的公共娛樂場所

來源：
[Origin unknown]
[詞源不明]

gaff
gaff 3

n.（名詞）
Variant of gaffe
gaffe的變體