# die Gaffel

die Gaffel is a German noun meaning “gaff”. Forms: der Gaffel, die Gaffeln.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Gaffel
- Plural: die Gaffeln

## In other languages

- Русский: морск. гафель

## Noun

1. gaff (spar for a sail)

## Noun

1. _historical_ a kind of medieval and early modern organisation in the Rhineland, especially the city of Cologne, similar to a craftsmen’s guild, but often with great political influence

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