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Gaff - Poker(gambling)

cobalti- (iou) and gaff(1) (iou)


cobalti- (iou)



cobalti- combining form of COBALT: see -I-. Esp. of trivalent cobalt (cf. COBALTO-).
cobalti'cyanide noun a salt of the complex anion Co(CN)63 L19.

gaff(1) (iou)



gaff noun1. [gaf] ME.

A hook; a stick etc. with a hook. Now usu. a barbed fishing-spear, a stick with a hook for landing large fish. ME.
b. Hist. A metal spur for a fighting cock. L17.
Nautical. A spar situated on the after side of a mast and supporting the head of a fore-and-aft sail. M18.
Comb.: gaff-rigged adjective having a gaff on the mainsail; gaff topsail small sail having its foot on a gaff.