noun
gaffle
Gaffle (noun) means a lever used to bend a crossbow.
noun
1
A lever used to bend a crossbow.
2
A steel spur attached to a gamecock (sometimes used figuratively).
3
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.
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Etymology
From Middle English gaffolle, a borrowing from Middle Dutch gaffel, gafel (“fork”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”), related to Old English gafol, ġeafel (“fork”).
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What is the meaning of gaffle?
"gaffle" (noun) means a lever used to bend a crossbow.
What are the different meanings of gaffle?
"gaffle" has 3 main meanings: 1. A lever used to bend a crossbow; 2. A steel spur attached to a gamecock (sometimes used figuratively); 3. 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.