ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gaffing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Gaffing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of gaff.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of gaff.

More Meanings

  1. (humorous, nonstandard) present participle and gerund of gaf
  2. The process of landing a fish with a gaff.

Example Sentences

He recognizes the fish by the effects of previous gaffings.
Of the few gaffings that I have seen attempted under water most have been either bad shots or failures. One sees the gut fouled, the fish torn, the fish lost, and the angler fume.

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Related dictionary entries include gaucherie, solecism, slip, gaffman, gaffsman, clip.

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