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gam ¹  (gm)

n.

1. A social visit or friendly interchange, especially between whalers or seafarers.

2. A herd of whales or a social congregation of whalers, especially at sea. See Synonyms at flock¹.

v. gammed, gam·ming, gams

v.intr.

To hold a visit, especially while at sea.

v.tr.

1. To visit with.

2. To spend (time) talking or visiting.

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[Perhaps short for gammon or variant of game.]

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gam ²  (gm)

n. Slang

A person's leg.

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[Probably from Polari (theatrical argot), from Italian gamba, from Late Latin, hoof; see gambol.]

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gam¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a school of whales

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) Nautical an informal visit between crew members of whalers

3. NZ a flock of large sea birds

vb gams, gamming, gammed

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) (intr) (of whales) to form a school

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical (of members of the crews of whalers) to visit (each other) informally

3. (tr) US to visit or exchange visits with

[perhaps dialect variant of game¹]

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gam²

n

Slang a leg, esp a woman's shapely leg

[probably from Old Northern French gambe or Lingua Franca gambe; see jamb]

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Gam a herd or school of whales; also whaling ships in company.

Examples: gam of porpoises; of whales; of whaling ships, 1850.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gam - a herd of whales herd - a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra