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Gammon

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Noun

1. gammon, ham, jambon

meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

2. gammon

hind portion of a side of bacon

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Gammon

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noun
1. 
a cured or smoked ham
2. 
the hindquarter of a side of bacon, cooked either whole or cut into large rashers
noun
1. 
a double victory in backgammon in which one player throws off all his or her pieces before his or her opponent throws any
2. archaic
the game of backgammon
verb
3. (transitive)
to score a gammon over
noun
1. 
deceitful nonsense; humbug
verb
2. 
to deceive (a person)
verb
(transitive) nautical
to fix (a bowsprit) to the stemhead of a vessel

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Gammon

see synonyms of gammon
noun
1. 
the bottom end of a side of bacon
2. 
a smoked or cured ham or side of bacon
noun
1.  Backgammon
a victory in which the winner gets rid of all his men before his opponent gets rid of any
verb transitive
2. 
to defeat by scoring a gammon
verb transitive
to secure (the bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel
noun British, Informal
1. 
nonsense intended to deceive; humbug
verb transitive, verb intransitive
2. 
to talk humbug (to)
3. 
to deceive or mislead

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Gammon

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n.
A victory in backgammon reached before the loser has succeeded in removing a single piece.
tr.v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons
To defeat in backgammon by scoring a gammon.
n.
1. Misleading or nonsensical talk; humbug.
2. Gammon See Shelta.
v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons
v.tr.
To deceive or mislead: "[He] gammoned a countryman out of a good round sum of money" (Charles Dickens).
v.intr.
To talk misleadingly or deceptively.
n.
1. A cured or smoked ham.
2. The lower part of a side of bacon.
tr.v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons
To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a ship.

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