So this gaff is all the reporters fault for being insecure?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » President Bush To Legally Blind Reporter: ‘Are You Going to Ask That Question with Shades On?’] Reference
And surprisingly, there are many situations when a gaff is a better tool than a landing net for releasing fish. From Wordnik.com. [The Fine Art of Gaffing] Reference
The first rule of the gaff is never use one when a net will do. From Wordnik.com. [The Fine Art of Gaffing] Reference
At the same time, they called the gaff reprehensible, but that's not all. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2006] Reference
A small hand gaff is a good idea if you plan on landing a fish for dinner. From Wordnik.com. [How to Catch Fall Stripers: It's Not Easy, but It's Worth It] Reference
This gaff is not to be used for fishing, but to be hung as a collector's piece. From Wordnik.com. [Love-Struck with Heavy Metal] Reference
The owner's bravery in recognising the nom-de-gaff is outstanding and to be aplauded. From Wordnik.com. [Harbouring Thoughts] Reference
For catch-and-release or catch-and-eat, a gaff is often the best tool to land a fish. From Wordnik.com. [The Fine Art of Gaffing] Reference
Just be careful to avoid the gills, which isn't a problem if the gaff is centered right at the front of the mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Fine Art of Gaffing] Reference
Once the gaff is set, continue the pulling movement, now at an increasingly upward angle as the fish nears the side of the boat. From Wordnik.com. [The Fine Art of Gaffing] Reference
There was some prelude about upholding the Constitution, but most of the gaff was about loyalty to the Prez. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » A fourth general calls for Rumsfeld’s resignation.] Reference
There was a gaff, which is the little slanting stick at the top of a sail, and a boom, which is the big stick at the bottom. From Wordnik.com. [Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's] Reference
The three gold armlets that he wore and the three golden rings which encircled the haft of his gaff were the insignia of his office. From Wordnik.com. [Escape on Venus]
I mean this is the kind of gaff that can make people very uneasy about the candidate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 28, 2007] Reference
And so, that problem is there, number one, to find somebody who can stand the "gaff" and stick to it. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Lucy Somerville Howorth, June 20, 22, and 23, 1975. Interview G-0028. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Certainly a political gaff in that language -- where "gaff" is defined as accidentally telling the truth. From Wordnik.com. [McCain's Speech: Obama Doesn't Have "The Scars" That I Have] Reference
But when there is real World turmoil and now a Market "gaff" certainly no collapse, the Reps get back in. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
Come-Outer school and give an old bull whale like Eben the gaff is the man for my money, "declared Zebedee. From Wordnik.com. [Keziah Coffin] Reference
A gaff is a gaff. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Airs New Ad In Pennsylvania Hitting Obama's "Small-Town" Comments] Reference
Not a gaff, which is a mistake. From Wordnik.com. [Another Poll Gives Obama The National Lead] Reference
A. 's head and bent body with the outstretched gaff. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
Putting on his woolen mittens, he picked up the gaff. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Then he hit the fish on the head with the back of the gaff. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
Knut had the pleasure of using the gaff for the first time. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
The management of the landing-net or gaff is another serious matter. From Wordnik.com. [Scotch Loch-Fishing] Reference
Arthur hastily made a bundle of the mast and gaff, and placing it within. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
Clark had in mind an enormous gaff-rigged schooner, which he'd name Athena. From Wordnik.com. [Mine’s Bigger Than Yours] Reference
This fish was quite worthy of the gaff, being a beautiful sea trout of 5 lb. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
Even this had been much strained in the tussle, and it came away the moment the gaff was driven in. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
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