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noun
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Holding the line with his left shoulder again, and bracing on his left hand and arm, he took the tuna off the gaff hook and put the gaff back in place.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
Joe found a gaff hook in the barn and began to carry it secreted in his pocket.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Thesaurus
Possible Synonyms
- angler's pole-hook
- boat hook
- fish gaff
- big fish lander
- landing hook
Possible Antonyms
- release tool
- dehooker
- fish cradle
- lip gripper
- catch and release net
