Gaff

//ɡæf//

Synonyms for "gaff" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (5)

Related words (8)

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Translations

21 translations across 15 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • кука noun (handle with a hook)

Czech

1 entries
  • vratiráhno noun (nautical)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • пагор noun (handle with a hook)

Finnish

2 entries
  • kahveli noun (nautical)
  • pokara noun (handle with a hook)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ბარჯი noun (handle with a hook)
  • დაბარჯვა verb (to use a gaff to land fish)

German

1 entries
  • Fischhaken noun (handle with a hook)

Greek

1 entries
  • καμάκι noun (handle with a hook)

Irish

1 entries
  • ga noun (handle with a hook)

Italian

3 entries
  • crocco noun (handle with a hook)
  • fiocina noun (handle with a hook)
  • uncino noun (handle with a hook)

Komi-Zyrian

1 entries
  • багыр noun (handle with a hook)

Māori

2 entries
  • pīhuka noun (handle with a hook)
  • pīhuka verb (to use a gaff to land fish)

Polish

2 entries
  • osęk noun (handle with a hook)
  • osęka noun (handle with a hook)

Russian

1 entries
  • баго́р noun (handle with a hook)

Spanish

1 entries
  • puón noun (artificial spur for a gamecock)

Western Mari

1 entries
  • пагыр noun (handle with a hook)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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Pop over to my gaff.

Source: tatoeba (12307841)

I was at his gaff yesterday.

Source: tatoeba (12349740)

We're meeting at my gaff at 2.30.

Source: tatoeba (12374097)

His gaff is slap bang in the city centre.

Source: tatoeba (12724443)

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