gaff

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Also: Wendy’s “surge pricing” gaff had customers crying foul and Apple’s electric car has been scrapped.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2024

Ito rushed in with the gaff, helping to clear his way through the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2022

Kyle Schwarber’s base knock in the fifth broke up Woodruff’s no-hit bid, although the lineup couldn’t make up for Scherzer’s first-inning gaff.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2021

Fifty-three minutes later, and the fishermen had the tuna close enough to the boat to sink a gaff in it.

From Fox News • Feb. 19, 2020

He knelt down and found the tuna under the stem with the gaff and drew it toward him keeping it clear of the coiled lines.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway