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n. 1. Misleading or nonsensical talk; humbug. v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons v.tr. To deceive or mislead: "[He] gammoned a countryman out of a good round sum of money" (Charles Dickens). v.intr. To talk misleadingly or deceptively. [Origin unknown.] gammon·er n. |
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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.] |
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tr.v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a ship. [Origin unknown.] |
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