gaft

gaff n 12. _Gaft_ - a gaft is used on aboard a punt to pick up the buoys or salmon nets. This was used so as the person wouldn't have to reach overboard. There are gafts of all sizes and some handles are short while others are long. There is a hook fastened to the end of a stick with (services)...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/28703
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Summary:gaff n 12. _Gaft_ - a gaft is used on aboard a punt to pick up the buoys or salmon nets. This was used so as the person wouldn't have to reach overboard. There are gafts of all sizes and some handles are short while others are long. There is a hook fastened to the end of a stick with (services) service around it. (X i i) [Image] 2- 4 ft long (gaft) DNE-cit JH 8/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I gaft, ~ hook, HAND-GAFF, Gaffes, BAT n, ~ head, ~ point, ~ stem, ~ stick, ~ work Checked by Kanachi Angadi on Thu 15 Oct 2015. This card includes a small drawing of a gaff.

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