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noun
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Of those men it was Larry �Mack� McLean who drove in the first gaff hook after five hours of battle.
From Time Magazine Archive
They cut a stout pole from a young alder, lashed the gaff hook to it, and then stealthily approached the swift, cold river.
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
