Gaff
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Gaff may refer to:
- Gaff rig, a spar used in certain sailboat rigs
- Gaff (fishing), a pole with a hook used to land fish
- In Britain and Ireland, gaff is a term used in place of the word house, to denote a place of residence.
- Gaff is the name of a character in the film Blade Runner, played by Edward James Olmos.
- Gaff Tape, or Gaffer tape, is a type of cloth-backed adhesive tape used frequently in the film, television, and theatre industry.
- Gaff, an undergarment used to conceal or hide male genitalia, used primarily by cross-dressers and transsexuals
- Gaff, the metal spurs tied to the legs of roosters in the sport of cockfighting where the natural spur has been partially removed.
- Gaffs, the metal spikes worn on the inside of the feet by lineman & tree climbers, to assist with climbing.
- Gaff, is an artificially created fantastical creature (the name comes the fishing term, as they were used at sideshows to "hook" people in), examples include the Fiji mermaid
- Hakapik (or gaff), a club for killing seal cubs.
- Generalized AMBER Force Field, part of the AMBER molecular bond simulation software.
- Playing cards with special marks or adjustments that are used to achieve effects in card magic.
- Gaffe means an error