Gammon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the game of backgammon.
  2. a victory in which the winner throws off all their pieces before the opponent throws off any.
verb (used with object)
  1. to win a gammon over.
noun
  1. a smoked or cured ham.
  2. the lower end of a side of bacon.
noun
  1. deceitful nonsense; bosh.
verb (used without object)
  1. to talk gammon.
  2. to make pretense.
verb (used with object)
  1. to humbug.
noun
  1. a cured or smoked ham
  2. the hindquarter of a side of bacon, cooked either whole or cut into large rashers
noun
  1. a double victory in backgammon in which one player throws off all his pieces before his opponent throws any
  2. the game of backgammon
verb
  1. to score a gammon over
noun
  1. deceitful nonsense; humbug
verb
  1. to deceive (a person)
verb
  1. to fix (a bowsprit) to the stemhead of a vessel
Gammon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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