noun
Origin: ME gambon < NormFr < dial. Fr gambe: see gamb
noun
Origin: ME gammen, var. of game, gamen: see game
transitive verb
transitive verb
Origin: < gammon, a lashing up < ?
noun
Origin: prob. orig. thieves' cant < ?
transitive verb, intransitive verb
See gammon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Probably from Middle English gamen, gammen, game
Origin: , from Old English gamen
.noun
Origin:
Origin: Origin unknown
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English gambon
Origin: , from Old North French
Origin: , from gambe, leg
Origin: , from Late Latin gamba, hoof; see gambol
.transitive verb gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons
Origin:
Origin: Origin unknown
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