gaffle English

Meaning gaffle meaning

What does gaffle mean?

gaffle noun

— (obsolete) A lever used to bend a crossbow.

— A steel spur attached to a gamecock.

— (historical, artillery) A portable fork of iron or wood in which the heavy musket formerly in use was rested that it might be accurately aimed and fired.

gaffle verb

— To seize

— To steal

— To talk incessantly without a purpose, usually about inane or pointless topics; to banter.