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gammon

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
gammon /ˈgæmən/ noun
gammon
/ˈgæmən/
noun
Learner's definition of GAMMON
[noncount] British
: smoked or salted meat from the side or leg of a pig熏(或腌)猪后腿肉
BNC: 36255 COCA: 0

gammon

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noun (1)

gam·​mon ˈga-mən How to pronounce gammon (audio)
1
chiefly British : ham sense 2
2
chiefly British
a
: a side of bacon
b
: the lower end of a side of bacon

gammon

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noun (2)

1
archaic : backgammon
2
: the winning of a backgammon game before the loser removes any men from the board

gammon

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verb (1)

gammoned; gammoning; gammons

transitive verb

: to beat by scoring a gammon

gammon

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verb (2)

gammoned; gammoning; gammons

intransitive verb

1
: to talk gammon
2

gammon

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noun (3)

: talk intended to deceive

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

assimilated form of earlier gambon, borrowed from Anglo-French gamboun, jaumbeun, from gambe, jambe "hock of a horse, leg" + -on, diminutive or particularizing suffix, going back to Latin -ō, -ōn-, suffix of persons with a prominent feature — more at jamb

Noun (2)

probably shortened from backgammon

Verb (1)

derivative of gammon entry 2

Verb (2)

derivative of gammon entry 5

Noun (3)

argot word, earlier in sense "criminal accomplice who distracts a victim during a robbery," of uncertain origin

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1668, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1781, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (3)

1781, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gammon was in the 15th century
BNC: 36255 COCA: 0

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