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gaffing

gaffing

English

Verb

gaffing

present participle of gaff

Noun

gaffing ‎(plural gaffings)

The process of landing a fish with a gaff.
- 1930, W. F. R. Reynolds, Fly and Minnow: Common Problems of Trout and Salmon Fishing
  Of the few gaffings that I have seen attempted under water most have been either bad shots or failures. One sees the gut fouled, the fish torn, the fish lost, and the angler fume.
- 1966, Outdoor Indiana (volume 32, page 15)
  He recognizes the fish by the effects of previous gaffings.