Jack Yard Or Gaff Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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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
	43%	8		Nautical term for hoisting a yard or gaff at an angle
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	43%	9		Lower triangular sails flown from a gaff or yard at the masthead
	noun • a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff

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