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Raregammon
The correct spelling is gammon.
How to pronounce gammon
noun
IPA: /ˈɡæmən/
Say it like: Gam-mon
The correct spelling is gammon. A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
- 2.A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.
- 3.Backgammon (the game itself).
- 4.A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
- 5.Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.
verb
- 1.To cure bacon by salting.
- 2.To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).
- 3.To lash with ropes (on a ship).
- 4.To deceive; to lie plausibly to.
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