stand the gaff
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The Navy harbors little doubt about the ability of Polaris crews to stand the gaff.
From Time Magazine Archive
The full pursuit was a well-organized chase, not necessarily to catch the fox, but to find out which hound could best stand the gaff of the rugged, three-day test.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though "time and change shall naught avail to break the friendships formed at Yale," friendships formed at Princeton apparently do not stand the gaff so well.
From Time Magazine Archive
Calling him up again six months later, the Army finally decided he might just about be able to stand the gaff, took him in.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I guess you'll stand the gaff till you explain."
From The Vision Splendid by Raine, William MacLeod
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