2. A lever to bend crossbows. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
gaffle — /gaf euhl/, v., gaffled, gaffling. New England (chiefly Maine). v.t. 1. to take hold of; seize. v.i. 2. to take as one s own (used in the phrase gaffle on to): I m going to gaffle on to that last piece of pie. [1930 35; perh. b. GAFF1 and… … Universalium
gaffle — 1. noun A steel spur attached to a gamecock 2. verb a) To seize b) To steal … Wiktionary
gaffle — vb American 1. to confound, defeat, cheat. A term heard in black street slang in the 1990s, perhaps derived from the use of gaff in black slang to mean a swindler or crooked betting scheme. 2. to steal, take without permission. An expression used … Contemporary slang
gaffle — n. 1. Artificial spur (for fighting cocks). 2. Cross bow lever … New dictionary of synonyms
gaffle — noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English gaffolle, from Middle Dutch gaffel, gafel fork; akin to Old English gafol, geafel fork, Old High German gabala, Old Saxon gafala fork, Old Irish gabul forked branch, fork, vulva obsolete : a steel lever used to … Useful english dictionary
Gaff — (g[a^]f), n. [OE. gaffe, F. gaffe an iron hook with which seamen pull great fishes into their ships; cf. Ir. gaf, gafa hook; perh. akin to G. gabel fork, Skr. gabhasti. Cf. {Gaffle}, {Gable}.] 1. A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bell gable — Gable Ga ble, n. [OE. gable, gabil, F. gable, fr. LL. gabalum front of a building, prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. OHG. gibil, G. giebel gable, Icel. gafl, Goth. gibla pinnacle; perh. akin to Gr. ? head, and E. cephalic, or to G. gabel fork … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gable — Ga ble, n. [OE. gable, gabil, F. gable, fr. LL. gabalum front of a building, prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. OHG. gibil, G. giebel gable, Icel. gafl, Goth. gibla pinnacle; perh. akin to Gr. ? head, and E. cephalic, or to G. gabel fork, AS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gable roof — Gable Ga ble, n. [OE. gable, gabil, F. gable, fr. LL. gabalum front of a building, prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. OHG. gibil, G. giebel gable, Icel. gafl, Goth. gibla pinnacle; perh. akin to Gr. ? head, and E. cephalic, or to G. gabel fork … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gable wall — Gable Ga ble, n. [OE. gable, gabil, F. gable, fr. LL. gabalum front of a building, prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. OHG. gibil, G. giebel gable, Icel. gafl, Goth. gibla pinnacle; perh. akin to Gr. ? head, and E. cephalic, or to G. gabel fork … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
