Gaffing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of landing a fish with a gaff.
"Of the few gaffings that I have seen attempted under water most have been either bad shots or failures. One sees the gut fouled, the fish torn, the fish lost, and the angler fume."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of gaff form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 2 present participle and gerund of gaf form-of, gerund, humorous, nonstandard, participle, present
Example
More examples"Of the few gaffings that I have seen attempted under water most have been either bad shots or failures. One sees the gut fouled, the fish torn, the fish lost, and the angler fume."