Definition of gammon
1 chiefly British : ham 2
2 chiefly British a : a side of baconb : the lower end of a side of bacon
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Origin and Etymology of gammon
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
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Definition of gammon
1 archaic : backgammon
2 : the winning of a backgammon game before the loser removes any men from the board
Origin and Etymology of gammon
probably shortened from backgammon
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Definition of gammon
transitive verb
: to beat by scoring a gammon
Origin and Etymology of gammon
derivative of 2gammon
Origin and Etymology of gammon
derivative of 5gammon
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Definition of gammon
: talk intended to deceive
Origin and Etymology of gammon
argot word, earlier in sense “criminal accomplice who distracts a victim during a robbery,” of uncertain origin
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