Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Gaffle

Gaffle , noun

[Compare Anglo-Saxon geafl fork, LG., Dutch, Swedish, & Danish gaffel, German gabel, Welsh gafl, Ir. & Gael. gabhal. Compare Gaff.]

1.
An artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks.
2.
A lever to bend crossbows.