foregaff

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noun

The gaff (spar that controls a gaff-rigged sail) that controls a gaff-rigged foresail.

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Meanings

nounforegaff (plural foregaffs)

plural foregaffs

  1. nauticalThe gaff (spar that controls a gaff-rigged sail) that controls a gaff-rigged foresail.

    Schooner Gracie M. Filer lost foregaff in a blow on Lake Michigan.

    1880, United States. Army. Signal Corps, Annual Report (page 744)
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    The foresail went over with a bang, and the foregaff stabbed and ripped through the stay-sail, which, was of course, prevented from going over by the mainstay.

    1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous

Origin

From fore- + gaff.

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APA

foregaff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foregaff

MLA

“foregaff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foregaff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foregaff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foregaff.

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