GAFFSMAN
\ɡˈafsmən], \ɡˈafsmən], \ɡ_ˈa_f_s_m_ə_n]\
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An attendant on an angler who aids in landing the fish by means of a gaff-hook. "The attendant gaffsman stands or crouches, with a sharp-pointed steel hook attached to a short ashen staff called a gaff, waiting his opportunity."-Ency. Brit.
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