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  • 1Gaff rig — [cite web |url=http://www.frankhagan.com/weekender/gaffhaly.htm |title=The Gaff Rig Page |accessdate=2008 10 05] is a sailing rig (configuration of sails) in which the sail is four cornered, fore and aft rigged, controlled at its peak and,… …

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  • 2Gaff Topsails, Newfoundland and Labrador — Gaff Topsails is an abandoned railway settlement located in the interior of the island of Newfoundland, Canada, between the communities of Millertown Junction to the east and Kitty s Brook to the west. The population was entirely composed of… …

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  • 3gaff-rigged — ˈ ̷ ̷|rigd adjective of a boat : having a gaff headed mainsail and sometimes other gaff headed sails * * * /gaf rigd /, adj. Naut. (of a sailboat) having one or more gaff sails. [1930 35] * * * gaffˈ rigged adjective (of a vessel) having a gaff • …

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  • 4gaff sail — Naut. See under gaff1 (def. 3). Also called gaff headed sail /gaf hed id/. * * * gaff sail noun A sail attached to the gaff • • • Main Entry: ↑gaff …

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  • 5blow the gaff — phrasal slang : to give away a secret : blab * * * blow the gaff To disclose a secret, blab • • • Main Entry: ↑gaff * * * blow the gaff british informal phrase t …

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  • 6Thomas T. Gaff House — The Thomas T. Gaff House is the residence of the Colombian ambassador to the United States, a post currently held by Carolina Barco.cite web| last=| first=| title= Colombia Her Excellency Carolina Barco | work=| publisher= The Washington Diplomat …

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  • 7penny gaff — noun Britain : gaff V * * * penny gaff noun (slang) A low class theatre • • • Main Entry: ↑penny * * * penny gaff, British Slang. a cheap theater or music hall …

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  • 8monkey-gaff — monkˈey gaff noun (nautical) A small gaff above the spanker gaff for the flag • • • Main Entry: ↑monkey …

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  • 9blow the gaff (on somebody) — blow the ˈgaff (on sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) to tell sth secret, especially by mistake Main entry: ↑blowidiom …

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  • 10blow the gaff (on something) — blow the ˈgaff (on sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) to tell sth secret, especially by mistake Main entry: ↑blowidiom …

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