Antonyms for gaffed

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : gaf

Phonetic Transcription : gæf

Definition of gaffed

Origin : "iron hook," c.1300, gaffe, from Old French gaffe "boat hook" (see gaffe). Specifically of the hook on a fishing spear from 1650s.

As in prepared : adj ready in body or mind
As in arrest : verb take into authorized custody

Example sentences :

The landing-net was useless for one of his size, and I would not have him gaffed.
Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling

The landing net was useless for one of his size, and I would not have him gaffed.
Extract from : « Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 » by Charles H. Sylvester

I drew him slowly to my side, and gaffed him in four feet of water.
Extract from : « Personal Reminiscences in Book Making » by R.M. Ballantyne

"If I ever gaff another fish, may I be gaffed myself," I said.
Extract from : « A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden » by W. A. Ross

But, you see, I know Duncan: he has often gaffed fish for me.
Extract from : « The House of Defence v. 1 » by E. F. Benson

Then she came up, and they hauled the painter in and gaffed me over the rail.
Extract from : « The Seiners » by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly

Captain Dan reached over with a gaff—and all but gaffed that swordfish before he sank too deep.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

One day the little maid fell into the sea, but Bucca held her up until Uncle Malachi reached his gaff, and gaffed her in.
Extract from : « Cornish Saints and Sinners » by J. Henry Harris

The young seals are gaffed without trouble: the old ones are shot.
Extract from : « Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North » by Fullerton Waldo

On the third day he gaffed another seal as it floated past on a cake of ice.
Extract from : « Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North » by Fullerton Waldo

Synonyms for gaffed

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