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gammon

The correct spelling is gammon.

How to pronounce gammon

noun

IPA: /ˈɡæmən/

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The correct spelling is gammon. A cut of quick-cured pork leg.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
  2. 2.A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.
  3. 3.Backgammon (the game itself).
  4. 4.A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
  5. 5.Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.

verb

  1. 1.To cure bacon by salting.
  2. 2.To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).
  3. 3.To lash with ropes (on a ship).
  4. 4.To deceive; to lie plausibly to.

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