gammon

Speech parts

1. gammon - Noun

2. gammon - Verb

3. Gammon - Proper noun

Meaning

The buttock or thigh of a hog, salted and smoked or dried; the lower end of a flitch.

To make bacon of; to salt and dry in smoke.

Backgammon.

An imposition or hoax; humbug.

To beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist has been able to get his "men" or counters home and withdraw any of them from the board; as, to gammon a person.

To impose on; to hoax; to cajole.

To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron.

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Gammon said that he reported the incident to the May Pen police and that he will formally advise the political ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown, on Monday. Source: Internet

A SIX-wicket haul from skipper Matt Gammon inspired West Malvern to a last-ball win over Kidderminster thirds in Worcestershire League Division Four. Source: Internet

I'm guessing the "gammon" is a shorter way of saying "all men are pigs" Source: Internet

Gammon and pineapple crisps were in high demand in Ballymena yesterday, according to posts on social media. Source: Internet

Because the opponent has difficulty re-entering from the bar or escaping, a player can quickly gain a running advantage and win the game, often with a gammon. Source: Internet

In England, parsley sauce is a roux -based sauce, commonly served over fish or gammon. Source: Internet

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