/gaf"euhl/ , v. , gaffled, gaffling . New England ( chiefly Maine ).
v.t.
1. to take hold of; seize.
v.i.
2. to take as one's own (used in the phrase gaffle on to ): I'm going to gaffle on to that last piece of pie.
[ 1930-35; perh. b. GAFF 1 and GRAPPLE ]