English
gaffer tape
Gaffer tape comes from English gaffer ‘lighting electrician’.
- English1500–presentgaffer‘lighting electrician’
- Englishtodaygaffer tape
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentgaffer‘lighting electrician’
- Englishtodaygaffer tape
Every English word from English gaffer
Today it means
noun A sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross-linked fibre, often used by stage lighting electricians.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English gaffer / gaffer tape