Meaning Of The Word Gammon

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gammon
uncountable noun: Gammon is smoked or salted meat, similar to bacon, from the back leg or the side of a pig.

gammon in American English 1
noun: the game of backgammon
transitive verb: to win a gammon over

gammon in American English 2
noun: a smoked or cured ham

gammon in American English 3
intransitive verb: to talk gammon
noun: deceitful nonsense; bosh
transitive verb: to humbug

gammon in British English 1
noun: a cured or smoked ham

gammon in British English 2
noun: a double victory in backgammon in which one player throws off all his or her pieces before his or her opponent throws any
verb: to score a gammon over

gammon in British English 3
noun: deceitful nonsense; humbug
verb: to deceive (a person)

gammon in British English 4
verb: to fix (a bowsprit) to the stemhead of a vessel

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