gaffle(Noun)

A lever used to bend a crossbow

gaffle(Noun)

A steel spur attached to a gamecock

gaffle(Verb)

To seize

gaffle(Verb)

To steal

gaffle(Verb)

Gaffling is a planning technique for orienteering relay courses whereby individual routes are planned so as to vary slightly and to make following difficult. This means that the competition depends more on navigational skills rather than just physical ability. See British Orienteering Federation's Event Guideline F for Relay Events, Section 3.

Gaffle(noun)

an artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks

Gaffle(noun)

a lever to bend crossbows