gammon

/ˈɡæmən/ · noun

Meaning

A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
To cure bacon by salting.
A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.
Backgammon (the game itself).
To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).
A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
To lash with ropes (on a ship).
Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.
To deceive; to lie plausibly to.
A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively.

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