Gaffing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 1
    present participle and gerund of gaff form-of, gerund, participle, present
  2. 2
    present participle and gerund of gaf form-of, gerund, humorous, nonstandard, participle, present

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"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."

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