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  • fionnuala commented on the word gaffle

    Heard the word gaffle for the first time this morning when my husband said he "gaffled up" the two lambs and put them in a pen. He said his father(b 1911) used the word frequently.We are in rural Ontario. Family emigrated here from Palatinate Germany(1700s) via West of Ireland in 1850s.

    May 2, 2010

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  • john commented on the user fionnuala

    Hi fionnuala, welcome to Wordnik and thanks for the comment on gaffle. It's great to see background info like that on where a unique word may have come from, or previously been used.

    May 3, 2010