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gaffing

English

Verb

gaffing

  1. present participle of gaff

Noun

gaffing (plural gaffings)

  1. 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.

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gaffling

English

Verb

gaffling

  1. present participle of gaffle

Noun

gaffling (uncountable)

  1. A planning technique for orienteering relay courses whereby individual routes are planned so as to vary slightly and to make following difficult. This means that the competition depends more on navigational skills rather than just physical ability.

References

  • British Orienteering Federation's Event Guideline F for Relay Events, Section 3.

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