Cryptic crossword clue
Saunters gaily about deck, smoking primarily 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GADS

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What does GADS mean?

GADS noun
  1. One who roams about idly; a gadabout.
GADS verb
  1. To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
GADS noun
  1. A greedy and/or stupid person.
GADS noun
  1. A sharp-pointed object; a goad.
  2. A metal bar.
  3. A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock.
  4. An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, perhaps equivalent to the bloom, perhaps weighing around 100 pounds.
  5. A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.
  6. A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.

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