| Summary: | gaff n Some men waited for them at the beak head, which is the forepart of the ship, with harping irons [WK harpoons] in their hands, which met with them sometimes, and drew them in, aboard, with the help of the other sailors, which with iron hooks, which they call _Gaffes_, tied at the end of a long pole, pulled them up [porpoises]. PRINTED ITEM Tescarbol Relatio de la WKirwin 3/77 JH 3/77 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Not used gaft, ~ hook, HAND-GAFF, Gaffes, BAT n, ~ head, ~ point, ~ stem, ~ stick, ~ work Checked by Kanachi Angadi on Thu 15 Oct 2015.
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