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† ˈgaffle Obs. Also 5 gaffolle, 6–7 gaffel(l, 7 gafel, 8 gafle. [prob. a. Du. gaffel = OE. ᵹeafol, Ger. gabel fork: see gable.] 1. A steel lever for bending the cross-bow.1497 Naval Acc. Hen. VII (1896) 110 Bowes v, Arowes v..Shot of ston for demy curtowes..clij, Gaffolles of iren..ij. 1598 Florio, ...
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gafflet
† 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...
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Confidence trick
A confidence trick is also known as a con game, a finesse, a con, a scam, a grift, a hustle, a bunko (or bunco), a swindle, a flimflam, a gaffle, or a
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Extortion
Confidence trick (also known as a bunko, con, flim flam, gaffle, grift, hustle, scam, scheme, swindle, bamboozle or finesse): an attempt to defraud a person
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gavelock
gavelock Obs. exc. Hist. and dial. (ˈgævələk) Forms: 1 gafeluc, gaveluc, 2–4 gaveloc, 4–6 gavelok (gaw-), 5 gavilok, gavylok, 6 gaiflok, 6–7 gavelocke, 9 gav'loc(k), gowelock, dial. geavelock (-lick), 4, 7– gavelock. [OE. gafeluc str. masc. has the form of a regular dim. of gafel, ᵹeafel fork (see g...
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geffel
geffel var. gaffle. Obs.1668 J. White Rich Cab. (ed. 4) 119 Therefore it is good to have certain strong cross-bowes, to bend either with a rack, or a geffel [printed gessel].
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History of crossbows
From the 13th century onward, European crossbows made use of spanning mechanisms not seen in China such as the pulley, gaffle, cranequin, and screw.
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crick
▪ I. crick, n.1 (krɪk) Forms: 5 crykke, cryk, 6–7 cricke, (8 creek, 9 creak), 6– crick. [Of uncertain origin; prob. onomatopœic, expressing the sudden check which the spasm causes; cf. next, and stitch. It may owe its form partly to association with crook, which has this sense in Craven dialect: cf....
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gaff
▪ I. gaff, n.1 (gæf) Also 3, 7–9 gaffe. [a. F. gaffe = Sp., Pg. gafa fem., Pr. gaf masc., boat-hook.] 1. a. An iron hook; a staff or stick armed with this. Now only dial.a 1300 Sat. People Kildare iv. in E.E.P. (1862) 153 Hail, seint dominik with þi lang staffe hit is at þe ouir end crokid as a gaff...
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rack
▪ I. rack, n.1 (ræk) Forms: 4 rac, 4–5 rakke, 4–6 rak, (5 rake), 6–7 racke, 5– rack. [Chiefly a northern word, and perh. of Scandinavian origin; cf. Norw. and Sw. dial. rak (Sw. vrak, Da. vrag) wreck, wreckage, refuse, rubbish, etc., f. reka to drive, reke. The only form recorded in ON. is rek wreck...
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facebook business page for your business a facebook business page right like a likes page and then if you ain't got no pictures of you working just like gaffle
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