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gammon1 definition

gam·mon (gam′ən)

noun

  1. the bottom end of a side of bacon
  2. a smoked or cured ham or side of bacon

Etymology: ME gambon < NormFr < dial. Fr gambe: see gamb

gammon2 definition

gam·mon (gam′ən)

noun

Backgammon a victory in which the winner gets rid of all his men before his opponent gets rid of any

Etymology: ME gammen, var. of game, gamen: see game

transitive verb

to defeat by scoring a gammon
gammon3 definition

gam·mon (gam′ən)

transitive verb

to secure (the bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel

Etymology: < gammon, a lashing up < ?

gammon4 definition

gam·mon (gam′ən)

noun

nonsense intended to deceive; humbug

Etymology: prob. orig. thieves' cant < ?

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to talk humbug (to)
  2. to deceive or mislead

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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