† ˈgafflet Obs.
[f. gaffle + -et1.]
= gaffle 3.
| 1714 [Macky] Journey through Eng. (1723) I. 130 [Cocks] wear Steel-Spurs (call'd, I think, Gafflets) for their surer Execution. 1757 Lond. Chron. 22 Mar. 279 In setting two Cocks to at the Pit, one of them struck one of his Gafflets into the Back of his Right Hand. |