Definition of "gaffle" in Englisch

noun

1. (obsolete) A lever used to bend a crossbow.

2. A steel spur attached to a gamecock (sometimes used figuratively).

3. (historical, weaponry) A portable fork of iron or wood in which the heavy musket formerly in use was rested that it might be accurately aimed and fired.

4. a fork in an orienteering race.

verb

1. To equip with a gaffle or similar weapon.

2. to include a gaffle in an orienteering race.

verb

1. To grab or seize

2. To get hold of, to find.

3. To arrest for criminal activity.

4. To steal

5. To swindle or bully (someone)

6. To talk without a purpose, usually about inane or pointless topics; to babble.