gaft

gaff n _Gaft_ _[check]_ - used on board a punt to pick up the buoys or the 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 fasten to the end of a stick with(sames) servic...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31400
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Summary:gaff n _Gaft_ _[check]_ - used on board a punt to pick up the buoys or the 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 fasten to the end of a stick with(sames) service around it.[Image] 2� ft. [see 'gaff ' ] DNE-cit JH 7/72 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Used I gaft, ~ hook, HAND-GAFF, Gaffes, BAT n, ~ head, ~ point, ~ stem, ~ stick, ~ work, [see 'gaff'] Checked by Kanachi Angadi on Tue 13 Oct 2015. There is an Image on card drawn at the bottome right end of the card below the citation. The source is listed as M 68-7 in DNE.