gam

Speech parts

1. gam - Noun

2. gam - Verb

Meaning

a herd of whales

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Examples

Ahab puts an end to the gam by rushing back to his ship. Source: Internet

Ishmael explains that because of Ahab's absorption with Moby Dick, he sails on without the customary "gam", which defines as a "social meeting of two (or more) Whale-ships", in which the two captains remain on one ship and the chief mates on the other. Source: Internet

Next morning, the ship meets in another truncated gam with the Rachel, commanded by Captain Gardiner from Nantucket. Source: Internet

Next, the Pequod, in a ninth and final gam, meets the Delight, badly damaged and with five of her crew left dead by Moby Dick. Source: Internet

During a mid-ocean "gam" (rendezvous at sea between ships), he met Chase's son William, who lent him his father's book. Source: Internet

Ethnic exclusivity, however, is not the only form of intolerance practised by GAM. Source: Internet

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