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gaffle

[ gaf-uhl ]
/ ˈgæf əl /
New England (chiefly Maine).
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verb (used with object), gaf·fled, gaf·fling.
to take hold of; seize.
verb (used without object), gaf·fled, gaf·fling.
to take as one's own (used in the phrase gaffle on to): I'm going to gaffle on to that last piece of pie.
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Origin of gaffle

1930–35; perhaps blend of gaff1 and grapple

Words nearby gaffle

Gaeta, gaff, gaffe, gaffer, gaffer tape, gaffle, Gaffney, gaff rig, gaff-rigged, gaff sail, gaff topsail
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