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• Gaff-rigged

  [gaf-rigd] /ˈgæfˌrɪgd/ adjective, Nautical. 1. (of a sailboat) having one or more . adjective 1. (of a sailing vessel) rigged with one or more gaffsails

• Gaffsail

  /ˈɡæfˌseɪl; -səl/ noun 1. a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail on a sailing vessel

• Gaff-sail

  noun, Nautical. 1. See under 1 (def 3). [gaf] /gæf/ noun 1. an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish. 2. the spur on a climbing iron, especially as used by telephone linemen. 3. Nautical. a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail (gaff sail) […]

• Gaff-topsail

  noun, Nautical. 1. Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff. 2. a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail set above the spanker of a bark, between the gaff of the spanker and an upper gaff. noun 1. a sail set above a gaffsail

• Gag

  [gag] /gæg/ verb (used with object), gagged, gagging. 1. to stop up the mouth of (a person) by putting something in it, thus preventing speech, shouts, etc. 2. to restrain by force or authority from freedom of speech; silence. 3. to fasten open the jaws of, as in surgical operations. 4. to cause to retch […]

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