gaff
English
/ษกรฆf/
noun
Definitions
- A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
- A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.
- A trick or con.
- (nautical) The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
- A garment worn to hide the genitals.
- (informal)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gaffe derived from Old French gaffe derived from Old Occitan gaf (hook, clasp) derived from Gothic ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐-.
Origin
Gothic
๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gaffer English
- gaffsail English
- sail English
- shandy English
- shandygaff English
- gaffe French
- ใฎใฃใ Japanese
- gaffe Middle English
- gaffe Old French
- gaffe Middle French
- ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐- Gothic
- ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐ท Gothic
- ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐- Gothic
- gaf Old Occitan
- kaab Marshallese