gaff / gaffe [gæf]
gaff – n. & v. – n. – 1. a stick with an iron hook for landing large fish, seals, etc. – a barbed fishing spear; 2. a spar to which the head of fore-and-aft sail is bent; 3. North American slang rough treatment, criticism; v. tr. – seize a fish, etc., with a gaff
gaffe – n. – 1. a blunder; 2. an indiscreet act or remark