gaff

IPA: gˈæf

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.
(LGBT) A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the male genitalia tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva.
Rough or harsh treatment; criticism.
(dated) An outcry; nonsense.
(Ireland; Britain, especially Manchester, Cockney and Glaswegian; slang) A place of residence.
(UK, slang, dated) A disreputable, low-end theatre.
A surname.
(informal, uncountable) Clipping of gaffer tape. [A sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross-linked fibre, often used by stage lighting electricians.]

Examples of "gaff" in Sentences

So this gaff is all the reporters fault for being insecure?
The first rule of the gaff is never use one when a net will do.
At the same time, they called the gaff reprehensible, but that's not all.
A small hand gaff is a good idea if you plan on landing a fish for dinner.
This gaff is not to be used for fishing, but to be hung as a collector's piece.
The owner's bravery in recognising the nom-de-gaff is outstanding and to be aplauded.
And surprisingly, there are many situations when a gaff is a better tool than a landing net for releasing fish.
"How d'ye do, Ole," Charley greeted a big blue-shirted Swede who was greasing the jaws of the main gaff with a piece of pork rind.
It will be interesting to see if this proves, once again, the truth of the old saying that in Washington, D.C. the definition of a "gaff" is slipping up and telling the truth.