GAFF

I. noun Etymology: French ~e, from Occitan gaf Date: circa 1656 1. a spear or spearhead for taking fish or turtles, a handled hook for holding or lifting heavy fish, a metal spur for a gamecock, a butcher's hook, a climbing iron or its steel point used by a telephone lineman, the spar on which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is extended, ~e , II. transitive verb Date: 1844 to strike or secure with a ~, to fit (a gamecock) with a ~, III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1812 a cheap theater or music hall, IV. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1896 1. something painful or difficult to bear ; ordeal , rough treatment ; abuse , 2. hoax , fraud , gimmick , trick , V. transitive verb Date: 1933 deceive , trick , to fix for the purpose of cheating