GAMMON

gammon

Noun

  1. The lower or hind part of a side of bacon.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not taken a single stone; (also, rarely, backgammon, the game itself).

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).

Noun (etymology 4)

  1. Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.

Verb

  1. To cure bacon by salting.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To beat by a gammon (without the opponent taking a stone).

Verb (etymology 3)

  1. To lash with ropes (on a ship).

Verb (etymology 4)

  1. To deceive, to lie plausibly.


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