/ gæf; NAmE / noun
1.
a pole with a hook on the end used to pull large fish out of the water
2.
( BrE , slang ) the house, flat / apartment, etc. where sb lives
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IDIOMS
see blow verb
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 1 Middle English : from Provençal gaf hook; related to gaffe .
sense 2 1930s: of unknown origin.