Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small gaff placed on some large merchant ships above the spanker-gaff, for displaying the flag.
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Examples
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Captain Bacon brought out the American ensign, and with his own hands hoisted it to the monkey-gaff on the mizzen, dipped it three times in respectful salute, and left it at the gaff-end.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea Morgan Robertson 1888
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