gaffle

American  

[gaf-uhl] / ˈgæf əl /

verb (used with object)

gaffled, gaffling

1. to take hold of; seize.

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verb (used without object)

gaffled, gaffling

1. to take as one's own (used in the phrasegaffle on to ).

   I'm going to gaffle on to that last piece of pie.

Etymology

Origin of gaffle

1930–35; perhaps blend of gaff ¹ and grapple

Example Sentences

Scarcely a second did they eye one another when crack! slap! they were at it, wing and gaffle.

From The Reckoning by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

When fired it was- placed upon an iron gaffle or fork, which: the soldier carried with him, and stuck before him into the ground.

From History of the United Netherlands, 1590-92 by Motley, John Lothrop