[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish.", "the spur on a climbing iron, especially as used by telephone linemen.", "Nautical.a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sailgaff sail, orgaff-headed sail.", "a metal spur for a gamecock."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["harsh treatment or criticism (usually used in the phrasestand/take the gaff):All the gaff he took never made him bitter.You shouldn't be in show biz if you can't stand the gaff."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["Slang.to cheat; fleece ."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["British Slang.to gamble, especially to indulge in petty gambling, as to coins."]}]