gammon

gam·mon ¹  (gmn)

n.

A victory in backgammon reached before the loser has succeeded in removing a single piece.

tr.v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons

To defeat in backgammon by scoring a gammon.

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[Probably from Middle English gamen, gammen, game, from Old English gamen.]

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gam·mon ²  (gmn) Chiefly British

n.

1. Misleading or nonsensical talk; humbug.

2. Gammon See Shelta.

v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons

v.tr.

To mislead by deceptive talk.

v.intr.

To talk misleadingly or deceptively.

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[Origin unknown.]

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gammon·er n.

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gam·mon ³  (gmn)

n.

1. A cured or smoked ham.

2. The lower part of a side of bacon.

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[Middle English gambon, from Old North French, from gambe, leg, from Late Latin gamba, hoof; see gambol.]

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gam·mon ⁴  (gmn)

tr.v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons

To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a ship.

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[Origin unknown.]

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gammon¹

n

1. (Cookery) a cured or smoked ham

2. (Cookery) the hindquarter of a side of bacon, cooked either whole or cut into large rashers

[from Old Northern French gambon, from gambe leg; see gambrel]

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gammon²

n

1. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a double victory in backgammon in which one player throws off all his pieces before his opponent throws any

2. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) Archaic the game of backgammon

vb

(Group Games / Games, other than specified) (tr) to score a gammon over

[probably special use of Middle English gamen game¹]

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gammon³ Brit informal

n

deceitful nonsense; humbug

vb

to deceive (a person)

[perhaps special use of gammon²]

gammoner  n

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gammon⁴

vb

(Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) Nautical to fix (a bowsprit) to the stemhead of a vessel

[perhaps related to gammon¹, with reference to the tying up of a ham]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gammon - meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) ham, jambon cut of pork - cut of meat from a hog or pig Virginia ham - a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat prosciutto - Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin
	2.	gammon - hind portion of a side of bacon side of bacon, flitch - salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork bacon - back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

Translations

gammon [ˈgæmən] N (Brit) → jamón m

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gammon [ˈgæmən] n

(= bacon) (smoked) → quartier m de lard fumé; (cured) → quartier m de lard salé

(= ham) (smoked) → jambon m fumé; (cured) → jambon m salé
gammon steak n épaisse tranche de jambon fumé or salé

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gammon

n (= bacon) → leicht geräucherter Vorderschinken; (= ham) → (gekochter) Schinken; gammon steak dicke Scheibe Vorderschinken zum Braten oder Grillen

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gammon [ˈgæmən] n (ham) → prosciutto; (smoked) → prosciutto affumicato; (bacon) → pancetta

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gammon [ˈgæmən] n (ham) → prosciutto; (smoked) → prosciutto affumicato; (bacon) → pancetta

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gammon

n gammon [ˈgӕmən]

the meat of the leg of a pig, salted and smoked. ham لَحْم خَنْزير مُدَخَّن пушен свински бут šunka yderlår; røgeskinke geräucherter Schinken παστό χοιρομέρι jamón ahumado o curado con sal suitsusink ران دودی یا نمک زدۀ خوک kinkku jambon fumé קוֹתֶל-חָזִיר מְעוּשָׁן सुअर का मांस dimljeni svinjski but füstölt sonka daging asap reykt eða saltað svínslæri prosciutto affumicato くん製ハム 베이컨을 만드는 돼지 옆구리 아래쪽의 고기 kumpis šķiņķis gamon gerookte achterham røykt skinke szynka wędzona presunto окорок šunka prekajena gnjat usoljen svinjski but skinka แฮม domuz budu pastırması 醃燻火腿 окорок سؤر کے پٹھے اور ران کا سکھا کر محفوظ کیا گیا گوشت giăm bông 腌猪腿, 火腿