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.

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