lay the gaff
VERB
confide
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I think it the best plan to lay the gaff under him, and gaff him in the gills, which prevents tearing or making a hole in the fish.
From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William
