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Stand The Gaff Crossword Clue

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27%8 Sail positioned on a gaff mast
noun

• a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff

27%6Gaff
verb

• pierce with a sharp stake or point

• kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

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