Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, the gaff of the fore-trysail, or of the foresail in a schooner.
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Examples
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I was for'ard, putting in the finishing licks on a new jaw for the fore-gaff.
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I was for'ard, putting in the finishing licks on a new jaw for the fore-gaff.
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The two walked forward over the deckload and sat on the fore-gaff, which sprawled carelessly where it had fallen when the halyards were let run.
Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Holman Day 1900
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I was for'ard, putting in the finishing licks on a new jaw for the fore-gaff.
South Sea Tales Jack London 1896
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