English-Thai Dictionary

gaff

N ตะขอ  ฉมวก  spike barb ta-kor

 

gaff

SL บ้าน  ที่อยู่  ban

 

gaff

SL สถานที่  sa-tan-ti

 

gaffe

N การ ประพฤติผิด มารยาท สังคม  การ เสียมารยาท  คำพูด เสียมารยาท  blunder faux kan-pra-phrued-pid-ma-ra-yad-sang-kom

 

gaffer

N หัวหน้าคนงาน  ช่าง ควบคุม ไฟ ใน โทรทัศน์ หรือ ภาพยนตร์  boss hua-na-kon-ngan

 

gaffer

SL ชาย แก่  ชาย ชรา  chai-kea

 

gaffled

SL ถูกจับ  โดน จับกุม  tuk-jab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GAFF

n. 1. A harpoon.
2. A sort of boom or pole, used in small ships, to extend the upper edge of the mizen, and of those sails whose foremost edge is joined to the mast by hoops or lacings, and which are extended by a boom below, as the main-sail of a sloop.

 

GAFFER

n.[Heb. gebar, a man, vir.] A word of respect, which seems to have degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt. [Little used. ]

 

GAFFLE

n. 1. An artificial spur put on cocks when the are set to fight.
2. A steel lever to bend cross-bows.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GAFF

Gaff, n. Etym: [OE. gaffe, F. gaffe an iron hook with which seamen pull great fishes into their ships; cf. Ir. gaf, gafa hook; perh. akin to G. gabel fork, Skr. gabhasti. CF. Gaffle, Gable. ]

 

1. A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.

 

3. Same as Gaffle, 1. Wright.

 

GAFF

Gaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gaffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gaffing.]

 

Defn: To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.

 

GAFFER

Gaf "fer, n. Etym: [Possibly contr. fr. godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf. Gammer. ]

 

1. An old fellow; an aged rustic. Go to each gaffer and each goody. Fawkes.

 

Note: Gaffer was originally a respectful title, now degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt when addressed to an aged man in humble life.

 

2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng. ]

 

GAFFLE

Gaf "fle, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. geafl fork, LG. , D., Sw. , & Dan. gaffel, G. gabel, W. gafl, Ir. & Gael. gabhal. Cf. Gaff. ]

 

1. An artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks.

 

2. A lever to bend crossbows.

 

GAFF-TOPSAIL

GAFF-TOPSAIL Gaff `-top "sail, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gaff

gaff 1 |gaf ɡæf | ▶noun 1 a stick with a hook, or a barbed spear, for landing large fish. 2 Sailing a spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is bent. ▶verb [ with obj. ] seize or impale with a gaff. ORIGIN Middle English: from Provençal gaf ‘hook ’; related to gaffe .

 

gaff

gaff 2 |ɡæf gaf | ▶noun informal rough treatment; criticism: if wages increase, perhaps we can stand the gaff . ORIGIN early 19th cent. (in the senses ‘outcry; nonsense ’ and in the phrase blow the gaff ‘let out a secret ’): of unknown origin.

 

gaff

gaff 3 |gaf | ▶noun (in phrase blow the gaff ) Brit. informal reveal a plot or secret. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

gaff

gaff 4 |ɡæf gaf | ▶noun Brit. informal a house, apartment, or other building, esp. as being a person's home: John's new gaff is on McDonald Road. ORIGIN 1930s: of unknown origin.

 

gaffe

gaffe |gaf ɡæf | ▶noun an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder: an unforgivable social gaffe. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, literally ‘boat hook ’ (from Provençal gaf: see gaff 1 ), used colloquially to mean ‘blunder. ’

 

gaffer

gaf fer |ˈgafər ˈɡæfər | ▶noun 1 the chief electrician in a motion-picture or television production unit. 2 informal an old man. 3 Brit. informal a person in charge of others; a boss. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably a contraction of godfather; compare with gammer .

 

gaffer tape

gaf ¦fer tape ▶noun [ mass noun ] strong cloth-backed waterproof adhesive tape.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gaff

gaff 1 |gaf | ▶noun 1 a stick with a hook or barbed spear, for landing large fish. 2 Sailing a spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is bent. ▶verb [ with obj. ] seize or impale with a gaff. ORIGIN Middle English: from Provençal gaf ‘hook ’; related to gaffe .

 

gaff

gaff 2 |ɡæf gaf | ▶noun informal rough treatment; criticism: if wages increase, perhaps we can stand the gaff . ORIGIN early 19th cent. (in the senses ‘outcry; nonsense ’ and in the phrase blow the gaff ‘let out a secret ’): of unknown origin.

 

gaff

gaff 3 |gaf | ▶noun (in phrase blow the gaff ) Brit. informal reveal a plot or secret. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

gaff

gaff 4 |ɡaf | ▶noun Brit. informal a house, flat, or other building, especially as being a person's home: Gav's new gaff is in McDonald Road. ORIGIN 1930s: of unknown origin.

 

gaffe

gaffe |gaf | ▶noun an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, literally ‘boathook ’ (from Provençal gaf: see gaff 1 ), used colloquially to mean ‘blunder ’.

 

gaffer

gaf ¦fer |ˈgafə | ▶noun 1 Brit. informal a person in charge of others; a boss. 2 the chief electrician in a film or television production unit. 3 informal an old man. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in sense 3 ): probably a contraction of godfather; compare with gammer .

 

gaffer tape

gaf ¦fer tape ▶noun [ mass noun ] strong cloth-backed waterproof adhesive tape.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

gaffe

gaffe noun I made some real gaffes at work: blunder, mistake, error, slip, faux pas, indiscretion, impropriety, miscalculation, gaucherie, solecism; informal slip-up, howler, boo-boo, fluff, flub, blooper, goof.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

gaffe

gaffe noun I made some real gaffes at work: blunder, mistake, error, slip; indiscretion, impropriety, breach of etiquette, miscalculation, gaucherie, solecism; French faux pas; Latin lapsus linguae, lapsus calami; informal slip-up, howler, boo-boo, boner, botch, fluff; Brit. informal boob, bloomer, clanger; N. Amer. informal blooper, bloop, goof; Brit. informal, dated floater; vulgar slang fuck-up.

 

gaffer

gaffer noun 1 Brit. informal being the gaffer's gone to her head: boss, manager, manageress, foreman, forewoman, overseer, controller, supervisor, superintendent; Brit. ganger; informal bossman, number one, kingpin, top dog, bigwig, big cheese, Mr Big, skipper; Brit. informal governor, guv'nor; N. Amer. informal honcho, head honcho, numero uno, padrone, sachem, big wheel, big kahuna, big white chief, high muckamuck. 2 informal old gaffers tottering past on sticks: old man, elderly man, senior citizen, pensioner, OAP, grandfather; Scottish & Irish bodach; informal old bloke, old boy, old guy, old codger, old geezer, old-timer, greybeard, grandad, wrinkly; Brit. informal buffer, josser; N. Amer. informal old coot; archaic grandsire, ancient; rare senex.

 

Duden Dictionary

Gaffel

Gaf fel Substantiv, feminin , die |G a ffel |aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch gaffel (e ) = Gabel 1 Seemannssprache schräge, um den Mast drehbare Stange, an der das Gaffelsegel befestigt wird 2 landschaftlich große, zweizinkige hölzerne Gabel 2

 

Gaffelschoner

Gaf fel scho ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |G a ffelschoner |Schoner mit Gaffelsegeln

 

Gaffelsegel

Gaf fel se gel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |G a ffelsegel |trapezförmiges Segel, das mit seiner Oberkante an der Gaffel befestigt ist

 

gaffen

gaf fen schwaches Verb abwertend |g a ffen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch gaffen, eigentlich = den Mund aufsperren, wahrscheinlich verwandt mit gähnen verwundert, neugierig, selbstvergessen, häufiger aber sensationslüstern [mit offenem Mund und dümmlichem Gesichtsausdruck ] jemanden, etwas anstarren, einen Vorgang verfolgen herumstehen und gaffen

 

Gaffer

Gaf fer Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der Gafferin |G a ffer |der Gaffer; Genitiv: des Gaffers, Plural: die Gaffer jemand, der gaffend dasteht

 

Gafferei

Gaf fe rei Substantiv, feminin abwertend , die |Gaffer ei |fortwährendes Gaffen

 

Gafferin

Gaf fe rin Substantiv, feminin , die |G a fferin |weibliche Form zu Gaffer

 

French Dictionary

gaffe

gaffe n. f. nom féminin 1 Perche munie d ’un croc. : Avec sa gaffe, il a repêché le maillot qui était tombé à l ’eau. 2 familier Maladresse. : Gaston, c ’est le roi de la gaffe. SYNONYME bêtise ; bévue ; bourde ; impair ; sottise .

 

gaffer

gaffer v. intr. verbe intransitif familier Faire une gaffe, commettre une maladresse. : Zut, j ’ai encore gaffé! aimer

 

gaffeur

gaffeur , euse adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin familier Maladroit. : Elle est gaffeuse.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gaff

gaff /ɡæf /名詞 複 ～s C 1 〘海 〙ガフ, 斜桁 （しやこう ） 〘マストに付ける帆の支え棒 〙; 魚鈎 （かぎ ）.2 ｟英俗 ｠人の家 .bl ò w the g á ff ｟英俗 ｠秘密をばらす, 口を滑らせる .動詞 他動詞 〈魚 〉を魚鈎で引き上げる .

 

gaffe

gaffe /ɡæf /名詞 C (社交上の )失態, 不手際 ; 失言 .

 

gaffer

gaf fer /ɡǽfə r /〖godfatherの短縮形 〗名詞 C 1 ｟英 くだけて ｠〖通例the ～; 単数形で 〗(工場 現場の )親方, 監督 ; 〖時に呼びかけで 〗おやじさん .2 (映画 テレビなどの )照明係 ; 主任電気工 .3 ｟くだけて /おどけて ｠年寄り, じいさん .