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Gaff Or Boom Crossword Clue

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noun

• any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable

• a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging

• making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer

verb

• furnish with spars

• fight with spurs

• box lightly

• fight verbally

30%4 It can be blown indiscreetly, producing a boom
noun

• a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock

• a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail

• an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish

28%9 Has a boom along the foot and a gaff at the top
noun

• a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit

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