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gaffer's tape

gaffer's tape is the alternative form of gaffer tape.

Meaning of gaffer tape

Noun

gaffer tape (countable and uncountable, plural gaffer tapes)

  1. A sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross-linked fibre, often used by stage lighting electricians.

Forms of gaffer's tape

pluralgaffer's tapes

Questions about gaffer's tape

What is gaffer's tape the alternative form of?
Gaffer's tape is the alternative form of gaffer tape.

Words near gaffer's tape in the dictionary

  1. gaffer
  2. gaffer grip
  3. gaffer grips
  4. gaffer tape
  5. gaffer tapes
  6. gaffer's tape
  7. gaffer's tapes
  8. gaffers
  9. gaffers tape
  10. gaffers tapes
  11. gaffes

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