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gammon

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noun gam·mon \ ˈga-mən \

Definition of gammon

1 chiefly British :ham 2

2 chiefly British

a :a side of bacon

b :the lower end of a side of bacon

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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First Known Use: 15th century

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gammon

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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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First Known Use: 1699

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gammon

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Definition of gammon

transitive verb

:to beat by scoring a gammon

Origin and Etymology of gammon

derivative of ²gammon

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First Known Use: 1668

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gammon

verb

Definition of gammon

intransitive verb

1 :to talk gammon

2 :pretend, feign

transitive verb

:deceive, fool

Origin and Etymology of gammon

derivative of ⁵gammon

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First Known Use: 1781

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gammon

noun

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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