Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
gaffer .
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Examples
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You step ashore to finish conclusions with your fish, and when your gaffsman is a village worthy who leaves his ordinary occupations to gillie the stranger, accidents are not uncommon.
Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler William Senior
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