gammedadj.

Brit.

/ɡamd/, U.S.

/ɡæmd/

Forms: 1600s gamb'd, 1900s– gammed.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: gamb n., Latin gamba , -ed suffix², gam n.²

Etymology: In quot. a1661 < either gamb n. or post-classical Latin gamba (see jamb n.) + -ed suffix². In later use < gam n.² + -ed suffix².

slang.

Chiefly with preceding modifying word: having legs (of the type described).

ΚΠ

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cornw. 203 Gamb'd like a Goat [L. est tibi gamba capri], sparrow-thigh'd.

1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang V. 345/2 Queer-gammed = crippled.

1948 Billboard 31 Jan. 38/3 Rosanne, a nimbly jointed, shapely gammed acro-contortionist with a seemingly indifferent attitude.

1968 Jet 21 Mar. 43 Members of the sheriff's department..‘refused to allow’ toothpick gammed white girls to participate in the affair at the South Shore Ballroom.

2011 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. 34 They were a tough and quirky bunch, evidenced by the World War II pin-up favored by Mr. Smith's company—no golden-gammed Betty Grable for them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gammed
释义	gammedadj. Brit. /ɡamd/, U.S. /ɡæmd/ Forms: 1600s gamb'd, 1900s– gammed. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: gamb n., Latin gamba , -ed suffix², gam n.² Etymology: In quot. a1661 < either gamb n. or post-classical Latin gamba (see jamb n.) + -ed suffix². In later use < gam n.² + -ed suffix². slang. Chiefly with preceding modifying word: having legs (of the type described). ΚΠ a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cornw. 203 Gamb'd like a Goat [L. est tibi gamba capri], sparrow-thigh'd. 1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang V. 345/2 Queer-gammed = crippled. 1948 Billboard 31 Jan. 38/3 Rosanne, a nimbly jointed, shapely gammed acro-contortionist with a seemingly indifferent attitude. 1968 Jet 21 Mar. 43 Members of the sheriff's department..‘refused to allow’ toothpick gammed white girls to participate in the affair at the South Shore Ballroom. 2011 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 18 Jan. 34 They were a tough and quirky bunch, evidenced by the World War II pin-up favored by Mr. Smith's company—no golden-gammed Betty Grable for them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1661
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