| 单词 | gaff |
| 例句 | Assembled, each gaff was about five feet long and felt as light and sturdy as a sword. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I would sink the gaff to a depth of four feet or so, sometimes with a fish speared on the hook as bait, and I would wait. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Growing up, they had wielded axes and fishing gaffs and pitchforks expertly, and they had built up strong arms and broad shoulders doing so. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “And the blood on the fishing gaff that Sheriff Moran brought you, the one he found while searching the defendant’s boat—the one you held in your hands a moment ago—was B positive, doctor?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z With the gaff I reached up and pulled down a branch from the tree. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He picked up the gaff and brought it to the witness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Alvin Hooks took the gaff and placed it on the evidence table in full view of the jurors. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He beached the skiff, took out his tarpon gaff, and flattened every single tire—I think there were, like, eight of them—on the Carmichaels’ RV. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I managed to gaff some of the shark’s remains, but to my disappointment the vertebrae of sharks do not hold fluid. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Everything was thrown together like fishing tackle in the bottom of a rowboat, hooks and sinkers and line and lures and gaffs all snarled up. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He knelt on one knee beside his battery hold and banged with the gaff at the metal flange. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Holding the line with his left shoulder again, and bracing on his left hand and arm, he took the tuna off the gaff hook and put the gaff back in place. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When a fish was in just the right spot, I jerked the gaff up with all the might and speed I could muster. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There were some days—too few unfortunately—when I could have all the fish I cared to gaff. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “We use nets now, but we use a gaff all the time.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Rescue boats bob in the rough surf, plucking the treaders with looped gaffs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Kabuo watched while he peered up under the starboard gunnel at the long-handled gaff wedged against the wall. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Now, Dr. Whitman. I’m returning to you what is now in evidence as exhibit 5-A: your investigative report concerning this fishing gaff, among other things. Would you please summarize for the court your findings?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Joe found a gaff hook in the barn and began to carry it secreted in his pocket. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z What I could not clean up with the gaff—the smells and the smears—I rinsed with buckets of water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They cut a stout pole from a young alder, lashed the gaff hook to it, and then stealthily approached the swift, cold river. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “It’s my investigative report. The one I wrote after Sheriff Moran brought me the fishing gaff.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He took the gaff and examined it—a long-handled gaff with a barbed hook at one end, tagged as admitted around the butt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z One of the guards grabbed a gaff hook from the wall and pierced the boy in the lower abdomen, holding him over the fire until he lost consciousness. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The man who’d been cut off by another man up tide might motor abreast of the interloper in order to shake a gaff at him and curse him up and down as a fish thief. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It is one of three things the defendant hasn’t counted on—the body itself, the bloody fishing gaff, and the mooring line he’d left behind in his haste to leave this scene of murder. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “About this fishing gaff. You say you found blood on it?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z If only I had had as many arms as the goddess Durga—two to hold the gaffs, four to grasp the fish and two to wield the hatchets. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The sails hanging limply from the gaffs like sleeping bats. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “You trying to be Sherlock Holmes? We got the mooring rope and that fishing gaff with Carl’s blood on it—those things speak for themselves, don’t they? What else does a body need?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Do you mean to say that the blood of the deceased matched the blood found on the fishing gaff?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “So the blood on the gaff was not the defendant’s?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He knelt down and found the tuna under the stem with the gaff and drew it toward him keeping it clear of the coiled lines. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you recognize this fishing gaff, Dr. Whitman?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I mean small pieces, little strips that I meant for the gaff’s hook that, when dried by the sun, looked like ordinary animal flesh. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He still carried the gaff in his hand, but now he perched it on the ledge of the witness box between himself and the expert hematologist. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z By then Hamilton had the gaff and boom under control and I pulled down the jib. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I will confess that I caught one of his arms with the gaff and used his flesh as bait. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He pulled himself out of the hold and grabbed it—a stout three-and-a-half-foot gaff with a barbed steel hook on one end. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Were there no bits of bone, or strands of hair, or particles of scalp, on this fishing gaff?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z So he hooked a patch of yellow Gulf weed with the gaff as they passed and shook it so that the small shrimps that were in it fell onto the planking of the skiff. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up his gaff and waited there. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I had a gaff with a piece of net hanging from it extended into the open. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff took a handkerchief from the rear pocket of his trousers and held the gaff with it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was the gaffs that finally proved to be my most valuable fishing equipment. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I took the gaff and went about collecting the rest of Richard Parker’s feces. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z No, it would not surprise Sergeant Victor Maples to hear that Kabuo Miyamoto had killed a man with a fishing gaff. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “The mooring line, okay, I’ll give you that. The fishing gaffs a maybe, but assume I’ll go with you. Where do you take me from there?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He still held the gaff gripped tightly in one hand, and he became aware of it now. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Dad started edging forward with the tarpon gaff, which wasn’t good. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He gripped Kabuo’s fishing gaff harder and only afterward, when the battery was in the well, did he put his palm to his mouth and hold it there, taking back his blood in silence. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Judith Viorst's beloved children's book is wildly expanded and updated for the big screen — cellphone gaffs abound. 'Alexander's' day isn't so terrible, film isn't so great 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Spar: A stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff or the like. Taste some ales while you take a sail on classic schooner Zodiac on Bellingham Bay 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z The whale didn’t veer away, and it didn’t dive either, so Joe shoved his gaff toward a line and cut it. How one man died so a whale might live 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Grander, purpose-built cinemas, which arrived after the 1909 Cinematograph Act to replace the unhygienic, even dangerous "penny gaffs" had comfortable seats, balconies and often an orchestra pit. Pianists play it again at the silent movies 2011-04-12T14:25:01Z Fish are pulled up using a slide gaff that is tied to a rope and sent down the main line, the same way you deliver bait. Casting for a Big Fish on the Big Island of Hawaii 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Eventually, Chatten made it back to Dublin and to his parents’ house — or “gaff,” as he calls it — where he lives between touring. Irish Band Channels the Spirit of Punk, and James Joyce 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z There's still a touch of anti-metropolitan sentiment if you look hard, but today Hugh's gaff is a peaceful ruin where, when the birch trees bend in the wind, your imagination soars. Bungay - the perfect country retreat 2010-12-21T10:57:00Z In the past, audience members have taken home candy bars, books, magazine subscriptions, kitchen appliances, nose flutes and gaff tape. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z First they head to Johnson's fancy dress bash, before popping round to Super Hans's gaff, where a party has broken out that's so dark even Hans himself can't handle it. TV highlights 29 December 2010-12-20T04:35:00Z Others make do with anything tight, whether kids’ underwear or a gaff – a stretchy thong-like underwear marketed to cross-dressers and often too uncomfortable for everyday wear. Underwear for trans people: the torture of binding, tucking and packing is over 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Grabbing rough, inch-thick rope, my team leans back with many a grunt and hauls on what’s called the throat halyard, raising the end of the gaff nearer to the mast. Taste some ales while you take a sail on classic schooner Zodiac on Bellingham Bay 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Joe took his place at the bow, standing ready with his gaff. How one man died so a whale might live 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z With their tight jeans and updated teddy-boy styles, the four gaff lads exude rough sex: they could have walked straight out of the Smiths's "Rusholme Ruffians" from the album Meat is Murder. Five decades of the Observer Magazine 2011-07-30T23:05:00Z By the time we left, I do believe she had to get the gaff fumigated before she could rent it out again. ‘Anyone else would have kicked him out’: celebrity flatmates reveal all 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Chastising victims of a shooting for what you assume was their cowardice is what most normal candidates would consider a gaff. Trevor Noah takes down zombie Ben Carson: “Slow languid pace, dead eyes, loves brains!” 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Once they’re close enough, they use a gaff, a modified jack knife fastened on to a long pole about the length of a harpoon to cut the rope off, line by line. How one man died so a whale might live 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z “There’s no limit in a gaff fight,” he said. Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z We even left in “mistakes” — continuity errors, audio gaffs — using camera angles that may not feel as polished as other comedy specials. Stand-up comics on selling specials to the streamers: 'You do not need them' 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The court also heard Craig had earlier texted a friend stating: "Gone to gaff the now to get that wee Bill." Killers jailed after height jibe row ended in stabbing 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Ito rushed in with the gaff, helping to clear his way through the crowd. They leaped at the chance to hook mahi-mahi. But L.A.’s hottest fish is hard to catch 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Queers are searching for something often overlooked: binders, gaffs, lingerie for trans women, boxer briefs for nonbinary folks; designs that have simply never existed in the universe of McCall’s or Simplicity patterns. The patchwork groups sharing gender-affirming underwear patterns 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z That's a sad gaff, I didn't enjoy that towards the end. O'Sullivan beats Hawkins to reach final 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Lieutenant Christine Bolok was struck by the rooster's gaff - a razor-sharp steel blade which is typically attached to the leg of fighting roosters. Police officer raiding illegal cockfight gets killed by rooster 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z There are examples of similar gaffs in other sports. The Falcons choking again was bad, forgetting the rules was extraordinary 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z But on a gloriously sunny March afternoon, Liverpool stepped up and above their greatest rivals and humiliated them at their own gaff. My favourite game: Gerrard and Torres humiliate Manchester United 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z London is thronged with fast food shacks, chicken cottages, kebab houses, pizza gaffs. An unreal city: lockdown in London 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Fifty-three minutes later, and the fishermen had the tuna close enough to the boat to sink a gaff in it. Virginia fisherman has likely shattered state's bluefin record with 708-pound catch: 'I just feel so blessed and lucky' 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z All that he has to do is just have a little dance around his gaff and snog the woman he had sacked for being too hot to be around. There’s a lot to hate in Love Actually. But it’s also the ultimate Christmas fantasy | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Inside the tackle box, Rorke said, were several “gaffs,” which are small, ice-pick-like spikes that are attached to rooster feet for fighting. This Md. county — known for its lawyers, lobbyists and scientists — was also home to a breeding operation for cockfighting, police allege 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z As if sticking five past West Ham at their own gaff wasn’t enough. Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – live! 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z The scariest moment of the group stage for the US was a Naeher gaff on a Chile set-piece that would have resulted in a goal without the offside flag. USA relish 'a total shitshow circus' as they set up France World Cup showdown 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z “Almost all respondents find him funny and entertaining; some take him seriously, some don’t; but all of them discount his blunders and gaffs with ‘but that’s Boris.’ The Empty Promise of Boris Johnson 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Christian Ramirez opened the scoring in the seventh minute on a gaff by Montreal keeper Evan Bush, who kicked a simple clearing attempt into Ramirez and it deflected into the goal. Vela has goal, 2 assists as LAFC tops Montreal 4-2 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z When the police bugged two of the burglars, Terry Perkins and Danny Jones, just before their arrests, they overheard them chortling about “Basil” and how he “goes for the cheapest gaffs”. The lonely, criminal life of ‘Basil’, the Best Alarm Specialist in London 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Matthew is back at the gunwale, waiting for Jim to gaff the next string of pots. Dead kittiwakes, dwindling fish and oceans of plastic: my voyage of discovery 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Part of the furniture in the new gaff Spurs admittedly don’t have yet, the Belgian was rumoured to be off to PSG during the summer. Football transfer rumours: Liverpool to sign PSG's Adrien Rabiot on a free? 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Her crew added more details to the linemen, including tools like a high-voltage shotgun stick and gaffs used to climb poles. Students see their sculpture honoring linemen come to life 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z No response to the meddling in social media etc all to unnerve the American public regardless of collusion, that’s a gaff and the purpose is to create internal conflict here. Theresa May Expels Russian Diplomats. But Now Comes the Hard Part. 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z I'm dying for world news and news that does not include Trump's latest gaff. For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned. 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z But he cooled off and did not, as he told The Herald, “blow the gaff” on fellow players. Mervyn Rose, 7-Time Grand Slam Champion in Tennis, Dies at 87 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z "So you gaff it and kill it? What's the point of killing a fish you won't eat. Seems stupid to me. This is why our shark populations are dwindling," wrote one social media user. New Jersey Fishing Crew Reels in 926-Pound Mako Shark 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The gaff turned up in Sussex, a village about 20 miles northwest of Milwaukee. Painting break results in town greeting visitors with ‘sex’ 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Over the years a number of journalists have treated the debates as their opportunity to audition before the country, asking questions that they hoped would elicit a gaff or provoke a candidate to respond emotionally. Moderate – Period 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z I mean, he's a gaff a minute, but there is stuff happening outside of the US and I would like to have that bigger world view. For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned. 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z I'm beginning the countdown to the next gaff. Donald Trump Endorses Paul Ryan and John McCain in Bid for G.O.P. Unity 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Kilgore said the evidence includes a blood-covered gaff - a steel spike attached to a fighting chicken’s leg to inflict injury on an opponent. Sheriff makes 44 arrests at suspected cockfighting event 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z If I ever suggest it, just gaff me, OK? In running this L.A. Marathon, there's no thrill of victory, only the agony of the feet 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z The fact that Lockhart's gaff is part of a theme park called Fear Factory - New Zealand's equivalent of the Edinburgh Dungeons - is neither here nor there to Hardie. Six Nations 2016: Scotland's John Hardie primed for 'fizzing' England 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z The pageant ended with a gaff, after its first edition since the annual beauty show was thrust into controversy when then co-owner and U.S. presidential candidate, Donald Trump, made disparaging remarks about immigrants. Miss Philippines crowned Miss Universe in first post-Trump era pageant 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z OK, you could argue that he probably should’ve called into the Doc’s gaff in Riverside Drive after the school day was done but he was worried about his friend. Manchester City v Sevilla: Champions League – live! 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Knives and gaffs, along with dead birds, were found at the property. Police bust suspected cockfighting operation in Anne Arundel County 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Similar government gaffs abound, including the immense frustration around the launch of Obamacare. Can Governments Innovate? 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z It’s a second-guess, a mulligan, a do-over whose success will hopefully erase the memory of the initial gaff. This Hit Mobile Word Game Rose Out Of Desperate Pivot 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z The gaff was a major embarrassment and eventually the distributor withdrew its offering. Only China Can Save the Seas [Commentary] 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z OK, you could argue that he probably should’ve called into the Doc’s gaff in Riverside Drive after the school day was done but he was worried about his friend. Manchester City v Sevilla: Champions League – live! 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z He also posted a Google Maps image of the Paris address given on the letter, writing next to the picture of a block of flats: "By the way his gaff looks nice..." Joey Barton reveals death threat 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Equipped with studded boots, chest waders, gaff hooks and machetes, crews often blaze their own trails. Oregon biologists in race to find salmon, dead or alive 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z There is nothing you can’t accomplish with a screw gun, a roll of gaff tape, and a bag of zip ties. I Spook People on Halloween for a Living 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Authorities also seized metal gaffs and training mitts used in cockfighting. Fontana man caught with 529 roosters, allegedly for cockfighting 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z It also would criminalize the possession, manufacturing, buying and selling of spurs, gaffs and knives if there is evidence the paraphernalia is being used to fight chickens. Bill to toughen cockfighting ban nearing passage 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z If the ice is too unstable for the hunters to cross, shot and injured but conscious and reactive seals can be dragged into the boats with long hooked gaffs before being clubbed. The moral problem with commercial seal hunting 2014-04-30T17:20:05.086Z Candidates would make gaffs in debates or local interviews, and then take days to try to repair the damage. McConnell, Republicans gear up for 2014 with hopes of taking control of the Senate 2013-03-29T19:49:14Z But Slater - eleven times the ASP world surfing champion and now 41 years of age - took a commanding lead by scoring 9.93 for an incredibly deep barrel punctuated by a full-velocity forehand gaff. Kelly Slater wins the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast - video 2013-03-13T16:33:22Z In decades past, stretching back to the big-timber-and-fish era of the 1800s, the waterfront was a place of gaff hooks, warehouses and stink. Projects to Transform Seattle, All Along the Waterfront 2012-12-05T16:10:04Z But the latest gaff seems more in line with WikiLeaks’ move in July to publish a fake New York Times op-ed about the financial blockade against the site. WikiLeaks Lamest Claim Ever: Benghazi Embassy Violence Linked To UK Threat To Arrest Assange 2012-09-12T23:35:05Z The assessments also described the distressed behaviour of conscious injured animals in response to being recovered from the ice with the gaffs. The moral problem with commercial seal hunting 2014-04-30T17:20:05.086Z From Mitt strapping his pooch to the roof of the car to the President's gaff about the economy being alright, if you say it someone is always listening, always recording. 5 Tips for Getting and Handling Press 2012-08-02T15:45:22Z In the absence of Danny round my gaff, bonkers is the best I can come up with for the insanity of the Olympics. Beeb's monumentous coverage makes sense of this London 2012 madness 2012-07-29T21:59:01Z The captain gave the ship in charge to the master; the red cross of St. George was struck at the gaff and run up to the peak. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z A British yacht's spinnaker is not fitted with a gaff. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The Canadian Marine Mammal regulations allow hunters to retrieve injured animals from the ice using the hooked gaffs before they have been checked for unconsciousness. The moral problem with commercial seal hunting 2014-04-30T17:20:05.086Z Her bowsprit, gaff, and spars are all gone, with every stitch of canvas and all the running rigging. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The sail carried by this mast was a square sail of pretty good size, supported by a gaff at the top and a boom at the bottom. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z But in the meantime they must needs come here and blow the gaff on me. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z His skin prickled; he felt a strange tension and a feverish desire to drag down the sticking gaff. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The two flags of the international code—N and B—were hoisted to the gaff end, which indicate that a vessel is in need of assistance. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z They’ve ‘stood the gaff’ under the strain of exciting games, and pulled victories out of the fire. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z "Set a short spike in the far end to stick in the ice, and let the ridge-pole rest in the jaws of the gaff; the canvas will hold her steady." The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z But when he came again into the moonlit garden he came alone, swinging the bright steel gaff. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z This was, no doubt, the hollow of the sail, and the indistinct slanting line above was the gaff. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z So the main boom and gaff were shortened, the area of the mainsail considerably reduced, and a mizzen mast was stepped in the counter, on which we set a snug jib-headed sail. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z You can't stand the gaff—this new gaff of Hatch's; and neither can you go before the people as the accuser of your president—and hope to hold your job. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z A new gaff and bowsprit, a new suit of sails, new bulwarks, and a few patches, and she would be as good as ever. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z "Bring Cade along," said I, opening the garden gate, and gathering my rod and line lest the fly-hook catch in the rosebush; "and fetch the gaff, Jack, when you return." Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z A belt of smoky red spread swiftly along the horizon, he heard the high gaff topsail flap, booms rattled and then the yacht got quiet. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Throat′-brails, those which are attached to the gaff for trussing up the sail close to the gaff as well as the mast.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z The fact is that both players cost their teams opportunities to play in the Super Bowl and their gaffs will now follow them throughout the rest of their careers. Billy Cundiff, Kyle Williams only deserve partial blame for championship losses 2012-01-23T21:50:43Z There was a pause for a second or two, and then a burst of cheering as the gaff of the great mainsail of the brigantine was seen to collapse. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Gaff′-top-sail, a small sail, the head of which is extended on a small gaff which hoists on the top-mast, and the foot on the lower gaff. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z The other man helped him and when they had got a loop round the end of the gaff he stopped for breath. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z We stood in till it was judged we were in her track, and then hove to, with the stars and stripes flying at the main gaff, as a signal that we wished to speak her. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z We determined to repair the gaff as a preliminary, so Tim set to work, and I assisted him as much as I could. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z They knew also that he was compelled to "stand the gaff," as Slade expressed it, through some sinister, secret hold which Shaughnessy had upon him. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z When the cable was short-up, they grasped the halyards and the big gaff mainsail rose flapping up the mast. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z The peak of the gaff was nearly down; with another good pull they could seize it and lash it to the boom. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The gaff was full of drinkers speaking imprudently of the king, of the detested proclamations, of the Inquisition and of the Red Dog who must be forced to leave the country. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z I clambered astern and hauled in the sail which had come down full, with the gaff, upon the stern-sheets, and nearly swamped us. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z However, he made some gaffs along the way. Hawaii coach McMackin retires after 4 seasons 2011-12-06T05:13:18Z Another followed, but he scrambled forward and struggled desperately to hoist the downhanging gaff. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z They must get a rope round the end of the gaff and lash it fast. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z They set the big gaff mainsail and Harry sculled her out of the cove before he hoisted the jib. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z This fight lasted for sixteen hours and fifty-five minutes before the fish was brought to gaff. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z In spite of the gay awning aft, and the R.C.Y.S. burgee at the gaff end, the Lone Star presented the appearance of a complete wreck. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Raise the rod tip over the back of your head, and don't grab the line—guide the game into the landing net or up to the gaff. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z But they must secure the main gaff, and clutching at the boom above his head, he swung himself up and worked along to its outer end, which stretched over the stern. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z They slacked another rope, making the gaff sink farther down, after which they tied up about a yard of the inner bottom corner of the sail to the foot of the mast. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z These were "bonnetted" together, bent to the gaff, and sent aloft as a square sail, with the result that the boat's speed increased perceptibly. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Having asked the skipper's permission, he bent them on to the halliards and ran them up to the gaff end. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Cat′-rigged, having one great fore-and-aft mainsail spread by a gaff at the head and a boom at the foot, for smooth water only. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z They made the gaff fast, and then something broke and the heavy boom swung out over the sea. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z By degrees they heaved up the gaff and peaked it, after which they went aft, as the vessel plowed faster over the falling sea. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z We have carried away a main gaff and a jibstay, but have come remarkably well through such a gale with such trifling damage. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Patterson gave an order and presently a stream of bunting was flying from our own gaff end. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Evelyn loosed the halyards, but found that the gaff would not come down. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z As again we resume the old shackle, Our gad an' our gaff stowed awa', An'—goodbye to the canny 'red heckle,' The heckle that tackled them a'!' Fly Fishing in Wonderland 2011-09-01T02:00:22.230Z Her bowsprit and two torn jibs above it were high in the air, and her black boom-foresail all bunched up, with its gaff, which had swung down, jammed against the foremast shrouds. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z I planned to spare her all that kind of thing I could, but it was good to know that she could stand the gaff if she had to. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z It was returned from our gaff, and as soon as I read it I knew that my fate was sealed. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z For all that, she enjoyed the meal, and when it was over Macallister appeared with the mended gaff. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z The crews of the vessels cheered the Tweed, as she passed with her flag at her gaff, and with the union now upwards, instead of being inverted as formerly. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z The mainboom had disappeared, though the broken gaff and part of the sail were still attached to the hull by a mass of tangled gear. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z It was found out afterwards that he had visited every theatre in London, but finally was suited on the boards of a fourth-rate “gaff” in Stirmingham itself. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The rig was to be fore and aft, a mainsail and jib; the mast and gaff, or as they called it, the yard, were already finished. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z She was spending the afternoon in a way her mother would certainly not approve of, but she could not get ashore until the gaff was mended. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z He certainly does stick the gaff into us,” grumbled the short boy. The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z Great goals and goalkeeper gaffs are your typical viral-video gold, but sometimes I prefer to witness moments of superb skill. VIDEO: You be the judge, which nutmeg was better? 2011-08-05T08:40:16Z As yet there is no knowledge of gaff or click hook—only of a willow wand, a bit of string, and a crooked pin. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Next the gaff was tried, and drew up and down fairly well through the curtain-ring. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Evelyn saw with alarm that the gaff along its head had stopped at an unusual angle to the canvas. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z You’ve got it coming to you; and, if you are the man I have always thought you, you’ll stand the gaff.” The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z On reaching it one of them struck it with his "gaff," when immediately it showed signs of life, and shot out its two tentacular arms, as if to seize its antagonists. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z If they don’t effectually gaff him within the next week, they may give it up. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Mark gave another pull at the halyard, and drew the peak, or point of the gaff, up till it stood at a sharp angle. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Grahame took him to the sloop and showed him the gaff, and a few minutes later he came back with the bent jaws. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z The two old men grinned, their watery eyes blinking, and “stood the gaff” as patiently as they always did. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z Making things even worse for the Indians, they squandered an opportunity to answer back with a baserunning gaff. Giants beat Indians 1-0 on balk by Tony Sipp 2011-06-25T22:51:09Z Also put in some pressure on the Red Bulls back line, which ultimately led to Sutton's gaff on the fourth. Sounders FC vs. New York Red Bulls, player ratings 2011-06-25T15:16:05Z In his sketch from memory the gaff or rod at the top of the sail rose up at a sharper angle, and the sail came right back to the tiller. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z "It will be some time before Andrew fixes your gaff, and there's no use in trying to hurry him," he said. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z A tremor ran through the ship and at the same instant the Stars and Stripes fluttered from the gaff, showing that the ship was under motion. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The sail is spread by a long gaff, but there is no boom. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z CROFTON, Md. — “So there we are, miles from shore, fishing since 11 o’clock at night, and we haven’t gotten one single bite until finally we gaff one that’s about this big.” Doctors INC.: Family Physician Can?t Give Away Solo Practice 2011-04-23T01:10:13Z In the actual boat before him the gaff was but little more than horizontal to the mast, and the sail only came back three-fourths of the distance it ought to have done. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z VIDEO: Travel day clips, an incredible goal and a comic gaff The Sounders are on their way to Philadelphia today and won't be training. VIDEO: Travel day clips, an incredible goal and a comic gaff 2011-04-14T20:20:06Z She dragged it for another five minutes, staggering under a press of sail, and then there was a crash aloft, and topmast and mainsail gaff fell to leeward together. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z She has a tall and massive mast supporting a single large sail which is without a boom, but has a very long gaff launching out boldly at an angle of forty-five degrees. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z The other three stood the gaff of waiting much better than I. In fact, I was frantic inside me, though I made a good chest of it. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z I think it the best plan to lay the gaff under him, and gaff him in the gills, which prevents tearing or making a hole in the fish. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z So I knew I didn’t dare try to lift him aboard by the line; and I had no gaff hook along. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z No doubt the Te Deum was still the Te Deum, but the noblest of hymns is degraded, obscured, defiled, made ridiculous, if you marry it to a tune that would disgrace a penny gaff. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z Something black washed to and fro beside a splintered gaff and a tangle of halyards. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z These fish make a game struggle, leaping and diving and thrashing the water until the gaff ends the struggle. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Not till they have well-nigh finished their “fight,” and the salmon, all but subdued, is being drawn towards the boat—Wingate, gaff in hand, bending over ready to strike it. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Yes, give us the gaff hook, or we don’t go.” Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z The carnage, havoc, and dismay, caused by our fire, compelled them to haul down their colors, and hoist a white flag at their gaff, and half-mast another at the main. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Sturgeon were so plentiful in the river they could be pulled out with a gaff hook. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z Then, on his way to the kitchen in the east wing of his gigantic gaff, he turned around and scurried back to bed for a mid-morning snooze. Carlito's Way 2010-12-16T16:23:51Z Elsewhere, fishermen armed with gaffs and sticks sank another Zodiac and, according to Greenpeace’s Knowles, fired a flare at the observation helicopter. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z And when he got the musky in where I could gaff him, we pushed ashore, so he could turn his boat over again. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z No 'keeper is immune to a gaff or two, and there will be more in the tournament for sure. My postgame thoughts on the big game: USA 1, England 1 2010-06-13T05:44:00Z Purse of eighteen dollars; and we had to chip in afterward with an extra three to get Mug Kelly—that's the Charlestown Pet, you know—to stand the gaff for a second round. The Haunted Pajamas At the end of an hour her colours came down, and white flags appeared at the gaff and mainmast in token of surrender. Terry's Trials and Triumphs As that needed no boom or gaff, we had but little trouble to get the schooner under control again. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Why, old girl, I believe you think I can't stand the gaff. The Land of Strong Men I grabbed a sealing gaff and slid down on to the ice. A Man in the Open It is the inability to stand the gaff, the weakening in the pinches. Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside An' he looks at me an' swallows the gaff like as it were plumduff. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel Put the gaff and boom in place, and lace the sail on. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 Now that he was there "to stand the gaff" his feelings were almost impersonal. The Land of Strong Men And you've got the stuff in you to stand the gaff when things go hard. Thirty Hardly had the battle opened when the gaff and colors of the Alabama were shot away, but another ensign was quickly hoisted at the mizzen. The Greater Republic A History of the United States I heard a crash upon deck, then the noise of something coming down from aloft, followed by the muttered curses of my sentry, as he exclaimed, 'The gaff is gone!' Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 Put your boat in a position alongside the bottom of the upturned boat, and unfasten your throat-halyard block from the gaff, fasten this to the mast of the capsized boat, as shown in sketch. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 Why, it would, as they say, be blowing the whole gaff.” Blind Policy On another occasion it chanced to me to visit a penny gaff in that dark and dolorous region, the New Cut. Here and There in London Maybe you are more experienced in this hotel business than I am, but I couldn't stand the gaff. Forsyte's Retreat There wasn’t a realist on the job—they couldn’t stand the gaff. Stepsons of Light If it were not for the length of the gaff a triangle would be formed by the base-line, the stay and the leach of the topsail and mainsail. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 With frantic eagerness he hoisted the white pennon of his shirt and coat, thanking Heaven that the gaff was so long. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life "Has this sail been kept on the yacht all night?" said I, looking up at the wide spread of mainsail and gaff topsail. A Marriage at Sea A brown flag, with a Dutch lion in the centre, was run up the signal-halliards, and the next minute floated out bravely from our gaff. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Did you see how he came in, and how he stood the 'gaff'? A Boy Knight But the projection of the gaff spoils the triangle, and so the first thing to do is to measure the distance from the end of the boom to the forward side of the mast. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 After two or three deep breaths he dived again, and this time when he came up, he brought the long slender pole of the gaff with him. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life A gentle northerly swell rocked the fishing boats back and forth, so that the gaffs and the frames on which the extra nets had been stretched to dry were swinging and banging. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative As he turned back into the house, the devil gave a great gaff of laughing, saying, “Now, sir! you have done my bidding!” which was unhandsome of Tom—very. Witch Stories If it is winter, the seals may be caught near their blow-holes in the ice, and hit over the head with a stick called a gaff. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North The length of the gaff is next ascertained, and from this is subtracted eight-tenths of the height of the topmast. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 The catboat was sixteen feet over all, with its mast stepped well forward, of course, carrying a large fore-and-aft sail with gaff and boom. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club The sharp crack of a shot from the six-pounder was the reply, and simultaneously, holes appeared in the gaff topsail and the main topgallant staysail. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The gaff is kept in position, about three inches from the mast-head, by the throat halyards and peak halyards, to which we now come. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes Father—the "dog" hood—blows a big skin bag over his head when he is attacked, and the blows of the gaff rain upon it harmlessly. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North She had a 20-foot mast stepped on one of the crossbeams connecting the hulls, with a single gaff sail. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran And, of course, I wouldn’t blow the gaff? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston "Then what's that flag doing there?" the Coast Guard officer asked, pointing to the reversed British merchant flag which still hung at the gaff. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The foresail is fastened only to the tip of the bowsprit, the foresail halyards, and foresail sheet; the mainsail to the gaff, all along, and to each end of the boom. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes In less time than it takes to tell the men swarm over the bulwarks with their gaffs and knives and are deployed among the seals. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North You can tell me of a quiet pub where I can find a gaff, and you send me word there. When Ghost Meets Ghost “Do you mean that you will blow the gaff on the whole business?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) But it's a good way of living your own way, if you can stand the gaff. The Barbarians The truth is, the greater the rank, the higher the responsibility, and the sharper the gaff. Aces Up One captain saved all his men by having them pile up their gaffs and lie down on them for cat-naps. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North “Will you blow the gaff?” is perhaps more tenderer. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV But he stood the gaff, and worked on. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story In another dozen strokes he was alongside and clinging with me to the same piece of wood, which he said was the main gaff. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War The fish, on the surface of the water, half turned; and, striking the gaff through a gill, Woolfolk swung him up on the boarding. Wild Oranges Jan took the gaff that Scotty handed down to her and gave it to Rick. The Flying Stingaree But she stood the gaff and found herself on the dizzy height of graduation from a lowly business school. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards The voices began to die away, and the two soltadores and the skilled gaff fitter, were alone in the middle of the rueda. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' The cut of a topsail, the look of a mast-head, the set of a gaff––the smallest little thing was enough to place them, so well were they acquainted with one another. The Seiners No fear is felt that they will seriously injure each other, until they are old enough to have the sharp steel gaffs affixed upon the spurs with which nature has supplied them. Due South or Cuba Past and Present That, too, was done, and now the rope led from Rufe's neck, over the weather rail, under the schooner, and up to the gaff. The Pirate Woman I'm stuck like a fish on a gaff! Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life They are already spurred, but the gaffs are not yet unsheathed. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' If she was drowning alongside you’d curse your luck because you had to gaff her in. The Seiners Presently they were passed into the care of the umpires, two of whom officiated, and who then affixed the steel gaffs to the spurs of the contestants. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Lay aloft there, lads, and in with the fore to'gallant-sail and royal—down with the main gaff top-sail!—bear a hand, lads, a norther on the Banks is no plaything! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 Armed with clubs, spears, steel gaffs and rifles, the hunters would paddle out into the storm. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters There goes his gaff and flag, but don’t stop firing on that account; it did not come down with his consent. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. It is simply a small reserve fund for the men of the fleet if they should need anything––a new gaff, for instance, or a jib, or grub. The Harbor of Doubt The contest, when the birds are armed with steel gaffs, rarely lasts more than eight or ten minutes before one or both are so injured as to end the fight. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Of course I am not the man to blow a gaff like this. The Hound From The North The hunter nearest would deal the death-stroke with his steel gaff, and the quarry would be drawn in. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters I know you’ve got grub, or you wouldn’t be here; but I don’t know if you’re any good at the gaff any more.” The Coyote A Western Story By this time the wind was a gale 107 Code took the gaff and commenced to throw the fish over the side one at a time. The Harbor of Doubt While the "fly" or "pennant" is carried at the top of the mast, the flag is carried at the peak or upper corner of the sail at the end of the gaff. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 So, with crow, and lever, and gaff, and sling, And tongs, and tackle, and roller, and ring, They made a mighty effort to bring This hermit out of his cloister. The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems I'm going to put the gaff to 'em to-morrow night, and I want to start with 'em unstrung and string 'em to suit myself. Blue-grass and Broadway In an hour and five minutes I brought him to gaff—a small fish. Tales of Fishes A small scow might have a one-mast or two-mast spritsail rig, or might be gaff rigged; a large scow might be sloop rigged or schooner rigged. The Migrations of an American Boat Type It is convenient to remember that the fly should always point as nearly as possible to the end of the gaff, except when you are sailing free or before the wind. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 He stepped out on the pan and pushed off with his gaff. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys A mainsail carried by a gaff has two halyards, the throat and peak. Boys' Book of Model Boats When I discovered that I could hold him—and therefore that he was playing out—then there burst upon me the dazzling hope of actually bringing him to gaff. Tales of Fishes Ay! there goes his colors up to the gaff! so up with our ensign, or else he’ll be burning some powder for us.” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Used aboard yachts for bending on the gaff topsail halliards. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 They pushed off, and seemed to go well enough; but when Alexander moved to put his gaff in the water the pan tipped again. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys The part of the gaff that rests on the mast is called the throat; the end of the gaff is called the peak. Boys' Book of Model Boats When Dan lunged with the gaff the tuna made a tremendous splash that deluged us. Tales of Fishes Sounds of musical instruments and a loud chorus came from the upper windows of many of the public-houses and from the low music-halls known by the name of "penny gaffs." Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California The boom is twenty-two inches long, fitted to the mast by wire staples; and the gaff, fourteen inches long, has two jaws embracing the mast. Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Stevens caught the end of the gaff and pushed the lad out. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys It is different from a boom or gaff, by reason of its lying against the mast instead of having one end butting on the mast. Boys' Book of Model Boats Both gaff ropes began to loosen, and the rope on his tail flew out of my hands. Tales of Fishes We gaff a bear here, the same as you do a salmon.” The Young Alaskans on the Trail It's as good as a gaff any day to 'ear 'im. Harding's luck Donald took his gaff––a long pole of the light, tough dogwood, two inches thick and shod with iron––and set out. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys Vessel with two masts, both square-rigged but having a gaff mainsail. Boys' Book of Model Boats R. C. dropped the rod and got the small gaff, and as I went for the big one I heard them both yell. Tales of Fishes At the boatman's request, he gaffed the fish, which went off with the gaff and was lost, owing to the hook tearing away. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina The "Jeune-Hardie" was only three cables' lengths from the shore, when a black flag ascended to the gaff of the brigantine. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories North was near the centre, plying his gaff with 67 difficulty, but Donald was on the extreme edge. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys Rainey saw one huge billow rising, curving, high as the gaff of the main, it seemed to him, as he grasped at the coil of the main halyards. A Man to His Mate With his huge gaff in right hand, Dan reached for the leader with his left, grasped it, surged the fish up and made a lunge. Tales of Fishes The Mong lay like a mere blue thread in the distance, its course often pointed out by the gaff of some little sloop that followed the bends of the river up toward Suckiaug. Say and Seal, Volume I The pirate sloop's deck righted slowly and her limp sails drooped from the gaffs. The Black Buccaneer Then came the time––they were but ten yards off the standing edge––when North struck his gaff too deep into the water. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys "Make haste," I said, "or he will be off the gaff; see, how the flesh of the stomach is ripping!" A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition He operates his motor-launch, rigs his tackle and bait and teasers, flies his kite, finds the fish, fights the one he hooks, and gaffs and hauls it aboard or releases it, all by himself. Tales of Fishes The Isabel lay with her sails hanging loosely from the gaffs for half an hour, and still the enemy did not come up to her. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives The keen eyes, were dancing now—the big fish had fairly got the gaff. The Dop Doctor So Skipper Bill reached out with the gaff and drew the boat up the lee side. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys "I must put him on the ground," I observed, when the fish by its struggles nearly twisted the gaff from my hand. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Sam was just as averse to the use of the gaff as I was. Tales of Fishes Whilst uncovering the mizen gaff, he lost his hold, fell, and was so shattered that he died ere he could be borne below. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 No lamps needed to be hung out, although the gaff over the bow of each boat carried its coloured signal. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West “Billy,” the skipper ordered, “get forward with a gaff and keep him off.” Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys What's the good of remaining here all alone, when you might gaff for me? A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition When Captain Dan got the second gaff in him there was another submarine attack, but the boat did not sink. Tales of Fishes The big gaff topsail was next hauled down and carefully stowed away, and finally the mainsail was lowered, stowed, and the coat put over it. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure In the distance, and approaching, was a brig looking like a tiny toy, with British colors at her gaff, beating out of the Straits. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas Oho, my young cockerel, it was but a touch of the gaff, and now that you are ready is reason sufficient why I should prefer to wait. The Doomsman If you don't like to gaff," suggested R——, "take the little rifle and shoot an eagle or two. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition He got hold of it and R. C. in striking at him to gaff him hit him over the head several times. Tales of Fishes In a moment he was high enough to get a footing upon the throat of the gaff, from which elevation he was enabled to obtain a clear view of the craft. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure We had dressed perpendicularly, whilst she had her flags fore and aft, running up to her flying jib-boom from the water, and down to the gaff on her mizzen. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas Next day it's Bach, the second seaman, who begins to feel the gaff. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories "Look out," said R——, in an under tone; and, turning up the sleeve of my coat, I gave the gaff the full length of the handle. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Here I expended all I had left in a short and furious struggle to bring the fish up, if not to gaff, at least so we could see what he looked like. Tales of Fishes He thought of calling the others to lower the mainsail peak, but with the weight of wind there was in the canvas he was not sure that they could haul the gaff down. Hawtrey's Deputy We received her fire, which shot away the gaff. A Sailor of King George The peak halyard was fast to the gaff, then through a p. 195single block on the mast and one on the gaff, and again one aloft. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" R——, was soon rowed to the bank, and I stood by his side gaff in hand. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Still, it took two hours longer of persistent, final effort on the part of R. C. to bring this swordfish to gaff. Tales of Fishes The transpontine theatre, even the penny gaff of the New Cut, was not quite unfamiliar with the face of the poet-painter. Old Familiar Faces The year was 1864, and a little schooner—the Justina—bobbed along, with the flag of the United States Government flying jauntily from her gaff. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure "Maybe," said the mate, "she will soon have too much breeze; that gaff topsail is foolish in a boat with no deck and no sailor on board." Stories of Authors, British and American The salmon plunged in every direction violently; and it was with great difficulty I could keep my hold of the gaff. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition When it was pulled in to the gaff Captain Dan caught the leader, drew the shark up, and it savagely bit the boat. Tales of Fishes Into the thickest places where old veterans could not have stood the gaff, he went with calm indifference. Where the Souls of Men are Calling The torn and tattered flag was still flying from the gaff, and, as the battered sea-warrior gradually settled in the long swell, the unconquered ensign fluttered defiantly in the slight breeze. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The main topmast was shot away, the shrouds were torn to threads, and the gaff of the fore-topsail was badly wounded. Athelstane Ford "If I ever gaff another fish, may I be gaffed myself," I said. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition He risked much when he grasped the waving sword with his right hand, and with the gaff in his left he hauled the swordfish aboard and let him slide down into the cockpit. Tales of Fishes Budge, you swarm up to that seat on the gaff and watch out for fins! Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good Benz stood the gaff a moment longer, then turned about, and leaving the fellows in an uproar, strode off to his room where he remained the rest of the day. Over the Line It was all very well for Blister Haines to talk about standing the gaff, but he did not have to put up with such treatment. The Fighting Edge I have buried 'em over by the edge of the woods," he said; "buried 'em with their gaffs on. The Jucklins A Novel I rested a little, holding hard, and then began a last and desperate effort to bring him to gaff. Tales of Fishes Near the jaws of the gaff he nailed a little board seat, rigged like a bracket on a roof for shingling. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good He had borne the gaff—now it was his turn to do some of the punishing, and he enjoyed it. Skinner's Dress Suit She had learned to stand the gaff, in the phrase of the old bullwhacker who had brought her down from Rawlins. The Fighting Edge And then he came in, and the first thing he told me was that they had gaffs on. The Jucklins A Novel The captain grasped the line and yelled for us to get the gaffs. Tales of Fishes Her hempen running rigging had been consumed; sails, gaffs, and booms lay smoldering on her decks; above the hull only her masts and bowsprit were outlined in fire against the blackness behind. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good The management of the landing-net or gaff is another serious matter. Scotch Loch-Fishing Measurements being taken and a board provided on which to trace the outline, select the best side of the fish — by which I mean the side most free from bruises or "gaff" marks. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. He complained of being a bit tuckered out and having stood the gaff too long and needing a change. The Prairie Mother But R. C. was unable to hold the big fish on this small gaff, and I got there too late. Tales of Fishes Presently the sloop nosed into the haven, the engine stopped, and Throppy went forward to gaff the mooring. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good The screw of the net-hoop and of the gaff will suit the same handle. Scotch Loch-Fishing A line rove through a block at the jaws of a gaff, used as a down-haul. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He thought of calling the others to lower the mainsail peak, but with the weight of wind there was in the canvas he was not sure that they could haul down the gaff. Masters of the Wheat-Lands But the explosion was only the swordfish’s tail and Dan’s voice yelling for another gaff. Tales of Fishes Reaching out with his gaff, he hooked this aboard, and began hauling in the warp. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good If the gaff is necessary, it is almost as well to let your man hold the rod after you have tired the fish thoroughly, and gaff him yourself. Scotch Loch-Fishing A kind of studding-sail hoisted beyond the after edge of those sails which are extended by a gaff and a boom over the stern. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The man had accomplished his task, and was just swinging himself off the gaff into the lower rigging, when he was observed to pause and gaze intently to windward. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" Then the gaff hook caught him and R. C. began to lift. Tales of Fishes Don't try to lift him aboard without the gaff. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good It was flopping about like a dead fish on a gaff. Isle o' Dreams The general term for any mast, yard, boom, gaff, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The wheels could have been removed from the axle and lifted aboard by use of tackles from the main yard ends, or from a fore spencer gaff if it were made long enough. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 I simply had to bring him to gaff. Tales of Fishes Putting on his woolen mittens, he picked up the gaff. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good At last, however, he waded closer to the shore and half hid behind a bush, extending his gaff in front of him with the hooks resting on the bottom. The Young Alaskans A light triangular or quadrilateral sail, the head being extended on a small gaff which hoists on the top-mast, and the foot on the lower gaff. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. As he was passing in the waist, a coil of signal line dropped down from the gaff above, square upon the top of his hat, forcing it far down upon his head. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim At length he saw a flag whip from the spanker gaff. Blackbeard: Buccaneer With his own hand fearless, Steered he the Long Serpent, Strained the creaking cordage, Bent each boom and gaff; Till in Vendland landing, The domains of Thyri He redeemed and rescued From King Burislaf. Tales of a Wayside Inn Once or twice he struck with his gaff, but the quick motions of the fish foiled him; and it looked as though the boys would wait some time for their breakfast, after all. The Young Alaskans It allows one sail only—an enormous fore-and-aft main-sail, spread by a gaff at the head and a boom at the foot, hoisted on a stout mast, which is stepped close to the stem. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I was going to wait till you had passed; but my foot slipped, and, in catching hold of the gaff with my hand, I let go the coil. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The mizzen-topmast and gaff of the "Palestro" came down with the shock, and the gaff fell across the Austrian's deck, with the Italian tricolour flying from it. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Happily, our gaff stood, although our topmast was carried away by her foreyard-arm, and came down with a crash on deck, papa narrowly escaping being struck. A Yacht Voyage Round England Without advice from any one, Skookie now ran out into the grass and found his long salmon gaff. The Young Alaskans Similar to that of a gaff, fastened to the middle of an upper yard, to steady it. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The long billows were black and smooth, and the sails hung idly on the gaffs. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim “Overhand knots in your gaffs—why, you must be drunk!” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Papa, on this, ordered the gaff topsail to be taken in, and the jib shifted. A Yacht Voyage Round England Then something dark rose against the sky away out beyond the peak end of the gaff—something black looming up on the crest of a mighty comber. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers The widened and hollowed end of a gaff next the mast; opposed to peak, the outer end. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. For Raymond, as he had stood on the verandah with his wife, watching her sailing in, and wondering what had brought back Frewen so soon, saw this signal flying from her spanker gaff. John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 The sun was just rising upon the stripes of the Union streaming from her gaff. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture There was some sea on, and the boom was off and the gaff was slamming. Man Overboard! Furtively he glanced round for his rope and gaff, relics of the last time he had gone on the ice. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers Those which are attached to the gaff for trussing up the sail close to the gaff as well as the mast. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I had every sort of fishing-tackle in abundance, and both the colonel and Owen had complete outfits of rods and reels, with a vast variety of lines, hooks, squids, sinkers, gaffs, and landing-nets. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida But the vessel could not be worked easily, and the gaff braces being shot away, while no sail could be or was placed upon the mainmast, her opponent easily got the advantage of position. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 The other one was swinging about on the gaff end, and every time she rolled to leeward he brought up with a jerk that would have sent anything but a monkey flying into space. Man Overboard! Whereupon he picked up his gaff, and set out for the point of the Little Spotted Horse and the passage of Tickle-my-Ribs. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. A fore-and-aft sail, hoisted by a gaff, but having no boom at its foot, and only used in foul weather. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. To-night, however, a mast was raised—or rather, a pair of them—consisting of oars and handspikes spliced together—and between the two the canvas was extended, without yard, gaff, or boom. Ran Away to Sea This fighting with gaffs is not a cruel sport, as one or the other is soon killed. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Down came the disgraceful black flags the first thing, and up to the gaff went the ensign of Britain. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea The chasm was critically deep for the length of the gaff. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. Also, a fore-and-aft sail, set with a boom and gaff, in ships, synonymous with the spencers of brigs and schooners, and the spanker or driver of ships. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Arrived there I got a native, named Anders, to carry the bag and gaff. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication The mainsail was cast loose, jib and staysail ready, and the gaff topsail would not take many minutes to run up in its place. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" But if I had the power," he added, looking at the beautiful flag still flying at the gaff, "I would lower that ensign, and forbid you to hoist it. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea A gaff is a lithe, ironshod pole, eight or ten feet in length. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. Ropes or tackles applied to hoist the inner part of the gaff, and its portion of the sail, and hook on to the throat-bolts, as above. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The trysail gaff had parted, and, falling, had struck the old pilot to the deck. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars “Bring your gaff, Bartlett,” cried the captain, “and raise the head a little.” Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy Tom secured the gear, and climbing aloft and out the gaff, fastened the block directly over the lazarette-hatch, just forward of the binnacle. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea Presently he shot his gaff toward the pan ice, to be rid of the incumbrance of it, and lifted himself on his palms and toes. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. Also, a contrivance to avoid the necessity of having copper nailed on the mast to prevent a gaff from chafing it. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Slowly and carefully the fisher drew the fish towards the shelving bank, where Junkie stood ready with the gaff. The Eagle Cliff The mate placed the gaff across the bows of the gig and thrust an oar over the stern, sculling the boat alongside, with the snake trailing in the water. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy They could see shreds of canvas hanging from masts and gaffs. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea And the Bight—Doctor Rolfe would never attempt to cross the Bight—— Hanging between the hummock and the pan, the gaff shivering under his weight, Doctor Rolfe slowly subsided toward the hummock. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. The inner, hollowed, semicircular end of a gaff or boom, which presses against the mast; the points of the jaw are called horns. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The top mast, gaff, and boom were all ready to go into their places, and the Maud looked as though she was nearly completed. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder There, I think you can haul that in; I’ll lift it into the boat with the gaff.” Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy So the English ensign, union down, was again flown from the gaff. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea A last thrust on the gaff set him on his haunches on the Arctic hummock, and he thanked Providence and went on. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. A line attached to the horns of the jaws to prevent the gaff from coming off the mast. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The best happened, and in a moment or two A. came up the grassy slope with a glorious sea trout of 12 lb. impaled upon the gaff. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler I know the ‘friendship’ that couldn’t 'stand the gaff' of public opinion, the ingratitude that makes no count of personal sacrifice, the rapacity that takes it to the border of dishonesty to attain its end. The Fighting Shepherdess When they had hoisted the unconscious Tom to the gaff, Swarth ordered: "Belay, coil up the fall, and go forrard." "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea There was footing for the tip of his gaff midway below. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. This is placed on the upper side of the gaff, to pass the outer earing round from the cringle. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. D. had seen my position at once, and was soon at my rear, pocket gaff in hand, and all the sadness gone from his harsh visage. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler “There are few persons strong enough to stand the gaff of public opinion.” The Fighting Shepherdess The pennant came down, and the ship's number went up to the gaff. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea Had the gaff been a foot longer he would have cleared the chasm. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. Is composed of a single rope passing through a number of bull's-eye trucks, sufficient to embrace the mast; these are principally used for the cheeks of a gaff. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. This fish was quite worthy of the gaff, being a beautiful sea trout of 5 lb. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler Hans struck the gaff in neatly, and with a huge effort flung it floundering on the bank, amid the hearty cheers of all present. Chasing the Sun No!" emphatically, "I'm not going back like a prodigal who can't stand the gaff any longer! The Dude Wrangler The slender gaff bent under the prolonged strain of his weight and shook in response to a shiver of his arms. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. Also, the upper outer corner of those sails which are extended by a gaff. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I never found the gaff handle, but I retain a vivid remembrance of my gymnastics during that superb sunset. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler Arthur hastily made a bundle of the mast and gaff, and placing it within Johnny’s reach, told him to cling to it, in case of accident. The Island Home After many efforts, however, he grew more tame, and Louis paddled the canoe very carefully up to him, while Joe stood watching his chance with the gaff, which he put deep in the water. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Directly afterwards the spanker gaff came down, and now not a shred of canvas remained, the ship in consequence drifting bodily to leeward. The Rival Crusoes To raise a gaff or lateen yard more obliquely to the mast. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. I could see now that it was certainly twenty pounds, and A. confessed that he had never used the gaff. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler The gaff came down with a run, and it, together with the sail, was put into a long boat which stood on the chocks over the main hatches. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century The carnage, havoc and dismay, caused by our fire, compelled them to haul down their colors, and to hoist a white flag at their gaff half-mast, and another at the main. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death This greatly hampered the movements of the American vessel; and when, a few minutes later, the gaff and the main top-gallant mast fell, the chances of the American ship seemed poor indeed. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 A rope rove through a block at the outer end of the gaff to haul it down by. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The gaff was strong and big, and it was furnished with a rank barb, generally a detestable implement in my estimation. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler But with my single pair of hands I could only look up idly at the yards and gaffs standing hard as granite. The Frozen Pirate Some of the "Corks" openly scoffed at this line of talk and threw the gaff into him without mercy. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel I reeled in sadly, debating with myself the unanswerable question of how I should ever have reached down thirty feet to gaff my salmon, had I played him to a standstill. Wood Folk at School Rope or cord used to lace a sail to a gaff, or a bonnet to a sail. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. D. did me the honour of missing him twice in succession with the gaff, and he quite lost his nerve. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler At eight minutes the gaff and main-topgallant-mast came down, and at twenty minutes from the beginning of the action, every brace and most of the rigging was shot away. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Billy put out his gaff to seize the prize, and, making a grand swoop, affected to miss the fish. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes One morning I had gone off to fish by myself, with a Norwegian youth to gaff and carry the fish. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories The projections at the throat-end of a gaff which embrace the mast are termed jaws. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He threw down the gaff, in his agitation, and, amidst roars of laughter from a couple of onlookers on the farther side, literally danced about amongst salmon, gaff, and line. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler A sloop has usually four sails,—a mainsail, fore-sail, gaff, and jib. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships "Gaff him, you thief, gaff him!" shouted Murphy, "gaff him, or he'll be off." Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes I’ll run down and gaff it,” cried Ruby, fastening his own line to the beam, and descending to the water by the usual ladder, on one of the main beams. The Lighthouse A short perpendicular gaff spar, under the bowsprit-end, for guying down the jib-boom, of which indeed it is the chief support, by means of the martingales. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. There was this advantage in the application of the boot instead of the gaff—the fish was not disfigured by a gashed side. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler Above it is spread the gaff, which is comparatively a small sail, and is used when the wind is not very strong. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships “What’s to be done now?” asked Stanley, who stood ready to gaff the fish when brought near to the bank. Ungava So one word brought on another, and at last he shook his gaff at me, and made one step; and my blood was on fire, and I fired the carbine. Adrift in the Ice-Fields “And as for that ’peaching old Corporal Blubber, I’ll Wan Spitter him if ever he turns up again to blow the gaff against my own dear Jemmy.” Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend His entire demeanour said, "To think that I should have carried the gaff, and gillied good salmon fishermen for years, and be degraded into this mean tomfoolery." Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler The only sail that rises above the lower mast is the gaff. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships “Now, Stanley, be careful,” said Frank, as his friend stepped cautiously towards the fish and extended the gaff. Ungava I then lowered the gaffs, and cleared away the canvass in the same way, so that the sails fell on the deck. Percival Keene Send the small sails down out of the tops; as soon as the staysail is on her, lower the gaff, and furl the spanker; the watch will do. The King's Own Back amongst the bushes I could just see A.'s head and bent body with the outstretched gaff. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler The canvas they had found was cut into a gaff-sail, while the other spar served as the gaff. True Blue Our yards and gaffs were somewhat heavy, as we had no proper-sized spars to make them from. Peter the Whaler But it must have been fully an hour from the first rush he made before he was brought exhausted alongside of the rocks, and the Captain cried, “Put in the gaff, Mr Clare—hard deep!” Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors She was rigged with a mainsail, a mizen, and a foresail, to which they added a sliding bowsprit, so that a jib could be set in light winds, with a flying gaff topsail. The Three Admirals When he did yield he came in the most lamb-like way, and Knut had the pleasure of using the gaff for the first time. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler Lieutenant Wilson ascertained that there were three common knives among the party, and it was resolved to make a raft of the main-boom and gaff, and such other floating materials as remained above water. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign This will make a small raft, and I will go out on it and cut away the gaff and get out the topmast.’ The Three Lieutenants So, again and again, his strength getting less and less, until you can tow him up to the rock, and your companion put the gaff in his ruddy gills. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors At last, directly after another broadside, down came his spanker gaff, shot away in the jaws, while the mizen topsail braces shared the same fate. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat He cruises about in a sullen humour, and acts as if he is rather anxious than otherwise to come to the gaff. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler As he spoke Briscoe held out the gaff, which was nearly straightened out. Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig “Now, haul again—just a bit,” said Josh, standing there with the gaff in his perfect hand, keen axe in the deformed. Menhardoc The crew of the Nautilus sent up a tremendous cheer as the great spar came down with its gaff sail, leaving the schooner for the time like a bird with a broken wing. The Black Bar The forester passed the gaff handle, and, as soon as Kenneth had it tightly, stepped down into the torrent up to his waist, and began to wade. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai Then he hit the fish on the head with the back of the gaff. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler “I mean, get that long-handled gaff from down below.” Fitz the Filibuster Josh hooked one once with his gaff, after it had taken a conger bait.” Menhardoc “Not if you can get any, my lad; I’m going to lash this big shark hook on to the end of a long pole and gaff all you catch.” Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track Max was thoroughly awake now to the fact that the gaff hook was through the collar of his jacket, and that the stream seemed to keep on tugging at him, to get him free. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai The point of the gaff lay side by side with my fly, the only difference being that the former was clean through and the latter nicely embedded in the mouth. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler But we can’t lift him in by the hook, and I never thought about getting a gaff.—Here, hi!” he cried. Fitz the Filibuster “Take Josh’s gaff then, and you shall hook in the first big one.” Menhardoc There, go and get your lines, and a gaff, and the basket of bait. Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore “Ah! of course there’s the conger club with the gaff hook at the end.” Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days He once hooked a salmon at dusk, the man standing by with the gaff. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler |
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