2) gaff-topsail. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Nautical A light triangular or quadrilateral sail set over a gaff....

3) gaff rig. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Nautical A rig with a fore-and-aft sail that has its upper edge supported by a gaff....

4) gaff 3. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Variant of gaffe....

5) gaff 2. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Slang A house, building, or apartment, especially where one resides. Origin unknown....

6) gaff 1. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...in a swindle or to rig a game. 5. Slang Harshness of treatment; abuse. Inflected forms: gaffed, gafˇfing, gaffs1. To hook or land (a fish) using a gaff. 2. To equip...

7) vang. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Nautical A rope running from the peak of a gaff to a ship's rail or mast, used to steady the gaff. Dutch, a catch, from vangen, to catch. See pag- in Appendix I....

8) parrel. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A sliding loop of rope or chain by which a running yard or gaff is connected to, while still being able to move vertically along, the mast. Middle English perel,...

9) jackstay. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. A stay for racing or cruising vessels used to steady the mast against the strain of the gaff. 2. A rope, rod, or batten along the upper side of a yard, gaff, or...

10) topsail. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...lowest sail on the mast of a square-rigged ship. 2. A triangular or square sail set above the gaff of a lower sail on a fore-and-aft-rigged ship....