gamming

noun

1. a social visit
2. a social visit or conversation between the crews of ships, esp. whaling ships, at sea
3. a school of whales

Origin: prob. < Scand, as in Norw, Swed dial. gams, loose conversation < ON gems, akin to game

intransitive verb gammed, gamming

1. to take part in a gam
2. to come together; congregate: said of whales