Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foregaff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-gaff
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gaff (spar that controls a gaff-rigged sail) that controls a gaff-rigged foresail.

Example Sentences

"Schooner Gracie M. Filer lost foregaff in a blow on Lake Michigan."
"The foresail went over with a bang, and the foregaff stabbed and ripped through the stay-sail, which, was of course, prevented from going over by the mainstay."

Etymology

From fore- + gaff.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Inflected Forms

foregaffs (plural)

Questions

What does foregaff mean?: The gaff (spar that controls a gaff-rigged sail) that controls a gaff-rigged foresail.
Where does foregaff come from?: From fore- + gaff.

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