Gaff

Pronunciation: găf

n.	1.	A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.
	2.	(Naut.) The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.
	3.	Same as Gaffle, 1.
v. t.	1.	To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon. [imp. & p. p. Gaffed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gaffing.]

Noun	1.	gaff - a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
	2.	gaff - an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish