Gaff`-top"sail (?), n. (Naut.) A small triangular sail having its foot
extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
Gag (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gagged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gagging (?).]
[Prob. fr. W. cegio to choke or strangle, fr. ceg mouth, opening,
entrance.] 1. To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to
hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to
allow freedom of speech to. Marvell.
The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged, and
reason to be hood winked.
Maccaulay.