Gaffs lay across the stern, ready for use when the crew hauled in the nets.

The mayor's Kinsley gaffe, when he accidentally admitted the development had been approved months earlier, crippled his reelection campaign.

The shabby little hall down the lane, once a penny gaffe, still echoed with memories of rowdy crowds and cheap melodrama.

The editor compiled a list of Kinsley gaffes for the magazine's anniversary issue.

The politician's campaign was derailed by a string of penny gaffes that eroded public trust.

The old schooner sailed gracefully into the harbor under its gaff rig, bringing back memories of a bygone era.

I used gaff tape to secure the cables behind the stage so they wouldn't trip anyone.

The old schooner trotted along smoothly with her gaff sails drawing in the steady breeze.

The old schooner cruised smoothly along the coast, its gaff sail filling with the brisk morning breeze.

The harbor museum displayed two vintage gaff rigs used by fishermen a century ago.