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GAFFLE

\ɡˈafə͡l], \ɡˈafə‍l], \ɡ_ˈa_f_əl]\

Definitions of GAFFLE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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An artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks.
A lever to bend crossbows.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

An artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks.
A lever to bend crossbows.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

An artificial spur, put on cocks when set to fight; a steel lever to bend cross-bows.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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