Definitions for gammonˈgæm ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gam•monˈgæm ən(n.)
a victory in backgammon in which the loser has not thrown off any pieces.
Category: Games
(v.t.)to beat by winning a gammon.
Category: Games
Origin of gammon:
1720–30; see backgammon
gam•mon*ˈgæm ən(n.)
a smoked or cured ham.
Category: Cooking, British
the lower end of a side of bacon.
Category: Cooking, British
* Brit..
Origin of gammon:
1480–90; < dial. OF gambon ham, der. of gambe; see jamb
gam•mon*ˈgæm ən(n.)
deceitful nonsense; bosh.
Category: British
(v.i.)to talk gammon.
Category: British
* Brit. Informal..
Origin of gammon:
1710–20
Princeton's WordNet
ham, jambon, gammon(noun)
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
gammon(noun)
hind portion of a side of bacon
Wiktionary
gammon(Noun)
The lower or hind part of a side of bacon.
gammon(Noun)
A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not taken a single stone; (also, rarely, backgammon, the game itself).
gammon(Noun)
A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
gammon(Noun)
Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.
gammon(Verb)
To cure bacon by salting.
gammon(Verb)
To lash with ropes (on a ship).
gammon(Verb)
To deceive, to lie plausibly.
gammon(Verb)
To beat by a gammon (without the opponent taking a stone).
Webster Dictionary
Gammon(noun)
the buttock or thigh of a hog, salted and smoked or dried; the lower end of a flitch
Gammon(verb)
to make bacon of; to salt and dry in smoke
Gammon(noun)
backgammon
Gammon(noun)
an imposition or hoax; humbug
Gammon(verb)
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
Gammon(verb)
to impose on; to hoax; to cajole
Gammon(verb)
to fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron
Translations for gammon
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gammon(noun)
the meat of the leg of a pig, salted and smoked.
- hamAfrikaans

- لَحْم خَنْزير مُدَخَّنArabic

- пушен свински бутBulgarian

- presuntoPortuguese (BR)

- šunkaCzech

- geräucherter SchinkenGerman

- yderlår; røgeskinkeDanish

- παστό χοιρομέριGreek

- jamón ahumado o curado con salSpanish

- suitsusinkEstonian

- ران دودی یا نمک زدۀ خوکFarsi

- kinkkuFinnish

- jambon fuméFrench

- קוֹתֶל-חָזִיר מְעוּשָׁןHebrew

- सुअर का मांसHindi

- dimljeni svinjski butCroatian

- füstölt sonkaHungarian

- daging asapIndonesian

- reykt eða saltað svínslæriIcelandic

- prosciutto affumicatoItalian

- くん製ハムJapanese

- 베이컨을 만드는 돼지 옆구리 아래쪽의 고기Korean

- kumpisLithuanian

- šķiņķisLatvian

- gamonMalay

- gerookte achterhamDutch

- røykt skinkeNorwegian

- szynka wędzonaPolish

- ران دودی یا نمک زدۀ خوکPersian

- دخوګ دورانه غوښه چې مالګه يې پراچولې وي، دخوګ دورانه لاندېPashto

- presuntoPortuguese

- окорокRussian

- šunkaSlovak

- prekajena gnjatSlovenian

- usoljen svinjski butSerbian

- skinkaSwedish

- แฮมThai

- domuz budu pastırmasıTurkish

- 醃燻火腿Chinese (Trad.)

- окорокUkrainian

- سؤر کے پٹھے اور ران کا سکھا کر محفوظ کیا گیا گوشتUrdu

- giăm bôngVietnamese

- 腌猪腿,火腿Chinese (Simp.)

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