A spar which has its forward end secured to the mast. Originally used to hold up the head of a rectangular sail, hence gaff-rigged.
Intsika enomphambili obotshelelwe kwimasti. Yaqala yasetyenziselwa ukubamba intloko yeseyile ebuxande, kungoko kukho ukuxhotyiswa kwesikhephe ngeemasti ezinogwegwe lokukhupha iintlanzi emanzini.