gaffle
/ˈɡæfl̩/noun
Middle School
1
A lever used to bend a crossbow.
2
A steel spur attached to a gamecock (sometimes used figuratively).
3
A portable fork of iron or wood in which the heavy musket formerly in use was rested that it might be accurately aimed and fired.
4
a fork in an orienteering race.
#obsolete
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