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Gammon
Meaning
Noun
●
A
cut
of quick-cured
pork
leg.
●
In Backgammon:
A
victory
in
backgammon
achieved
when the
opponent
has not
borne off
a
single
stone.
●
Backgammon (
the game
itself).
●
In Nautical:
A
rope
fastening
a
bowsprit
to the
stem
of a
ship
(usually called a gammoning).
●
Chatter,
ridiculous
nonsense.
⚠️
In British English & :
A
middle-aged
or
older
right-wing
,
reactionary
white man
, or such
men
collectively.
Verb
●
To
cure
bacon
by salting.
●
In Backgammon:
To
beat
by a
gammon
(without the
opponent
bearing off
a stone).
●
To
lash
with
ropes
(on a ship).
●
To
deceive
; to
lie
plausibly
to.
Name
●
the Shelta or Cant language of the Irish Travelling Community.
Sourced from
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Rhymes
Salmon
Gammon
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