gammon

n.
A victory in backgammon reached before the loser has succeeded in removing a single piece.

tr.v., -moned, -mon·ing, -mons.
To defeat in backgammon by scoring a gammon.

[Probably from Middle English gamen, gammen, game, from Old English gamen.]

gam·mon² (găm'ən) Chiefly British.
n.

1. Misleading or nonsensical talk; humbug.
2. Gammon See Shelta.

v., -moned, -mon·ing, -mons.

v.tr.
To mislead by deceptive talk.

v.intr.
To talk misleadingly or deceptively.

[Origin unknown.]

gammoner gam'mon·er n.

gam·mon³ (găm'ən)
n.

1. A cured or smoked ham.
2. The lower part of a side of bacon.

[Middle English gambon, from Old North French, from gambe, leg, from Late Latin gamba, hoof. See gambol.]

gam·mon⁴ (găm'ən)
tr.v., -moned, -mon·ing, -mons.
To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a ship.

[Origin unknown.]

(GAM-uhn)

noun
1. Backgammon.
2. A victory in a backgammon game before the loser has removed any piece.

Etymology
Probably from Middle English gamen (game)

3. A cured or smoked ham.
4. The bottom piece of a side of bacon.
[From Old French gambon (ham), from gambe (leg), from Late Latin gamba (hoof), from Greek kampe (bend).]
verb tr., intr.
To deceive or to fool.
[Of uncertain origin, perhaps from the game of backgammon.]

Usage
"One low-life chats with an old lady, who 'remarked very sapiently that he would be a-gammoning of her.'" — Lucy Daniel; Repro Literature; Financial Times (London, UK); Jan 27, 2006.

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Hind legs of pig, cured while still part of the carcass. Ham is the same part of the pig but is cured after removal from the carcass. See also bacon; pork.

IN BRIEF: n. - Hind portion of a side of bacon.

Tutor's tip: A "gamin" (a boy with an impish manner) and a "gamine" (a bright mischievous girl) might work together to bring home a "gammon" (a side of bacon).

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - gammon
v. tr. - score en gammon

2.
n. - sludder, snak, svindel
v. tr. - fylde med vrøvl, narre
v. intr. - vrøvle

3.
n. - røgeskinke

4.
v. tr. - sludre

Nederlands (Dutch)
achterham, onzin, verslaan (backgammon), erin luizen d.m.v. kletspraatjes, zouten/ roken (ham)

Français (French)
1.
n. - manche/victoire (au backgammon)
v. tr. - remporter une partie/une manche (de backgammon)

2.
n. - foutaise, canular
v. tr. - faire/monter un canular, tromper
v. intr. - tromper, faire/monter un canular

3.
n. - (GB) quartier de lard fumé, jambon fumé

4.
v. tr. - (Naut) attacher (un beaupré) à l'avant du navire

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Sieg mit doppelter Punktzahl
v. - doppelt schlagen

2.
n. - (ugs.) Unsinn, (ugs.) Betrug
v. - betrügen, täuschen, foppen

3.
n. - Räucherschinken

4.
v. - (naut) (Bugspriet) mit einem Zuring befestigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ζαμπόν, χοιρομέρι, οπίσθια, μπούτια

Italiano (Italian)
prosciutto, prosciutto cotto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - jogo (m) de gamão, truque (m), pernil (m)

Русский (Russian)
окорок, засаливать мясо, обман, притворство, обманывать, притворяться, нести вздор

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - en backgammon, cuando el ganador tira todas sus piezas antes que su oponente tire ninguna
v. tr. - ganar en backgammon antes que el oponente pueda tirar ninguna pieza

2.
n. - disparate, tontería, desatino
v. tr. - decir embustes o disparates
v. intr. - engañar, fingir

3.
n. - jamón, jamón ahumado, tocino ahumado

4.
v. tr. - atar un bauprés a la proa de un barco

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (saltad och rökt) skinka, dubbelt kronspel (i brädspel), skoj, surra (bogsprötet) (sjö.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 胡说, 欺骗

2. 腌猪后腿, 熏火腿, 欺骗, 胡说, 作假

3. 腌猪后腿, 熏火腿

4. 腌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 醃豬後腿, 熏火腿
v. tr. - 欺騙
v. intr. - 胡說, 作假

2.
n. - 胡說
v. tr. - 欺騙

3.
n. - 醃豬後腿, 熏火腿

4.
v. tr. - 醃

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (서양 주사위 놀이에서) 두 번 전승
v. tr. - 두 번 전승으로 승부 내다

2.
n. - 엉터리 소리
v. tr. - 속이다
v. intr. - 그럴듯하게 말하다

3.
n. - 돼지의 훈제 햄

4.
v. tr. - (돛대를) 이물에 고정시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ハム, 豚のもも肉

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فخذ خنزير مقدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מארס (ניצחון כפול בשש-בש), שש-בש‬
v. tr. - ‮ניצח בשש-בש‬
n. - ‮שטויות, הונאה‬
v. tr. - ‮דיבר שטויות‬
v. intr. - ‮העמיד פנים, דיבר דברי חלקות‬
n. - ‮ירך חזיר מעושנת‬

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