gammingn.

Brit.

/ˈɡamɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡæmɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gam n.⁴, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < gam n.⁴ + -ing suffix¹. Compare later gam v.¹

Nautical.

colloquial (originally Whaling). The activity of meeting for a social gathering at sea; the paying of a visit to another ship for this purpose; chatting, gossiping. Cf. gam v.¹ 1. Now chiefly historical.

ΚΠ

1836 C. R. Tucker Let. in S. E. Morison Maritime Hist. Mass. (1921) xx. 325 Endeavor to avoid those [ships] that wish to spend much time in gamming.

1846 People's Jrnl. 2 36/1 The Roscoe..was now nearly hull down to leeward, utterly disgusted with the result of the gamming. [Note] American sailers [sic] apply this word to visiting a strange ship.

1874 C. M. Scammon Marine Mammals N. Amer. 254 It was rarely..that a distant signal was made for the sole purpose of gamming.

1948 E. Forbes Running of Tide xii. 536 Stop your gamming in there and come out and begin to sign!

2001 J. Druett Petticoat Whalers v. 97/1 The Julius Caesar carried a little two-oared ‘dinkey’ for gamming.

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

单词	gamming
释义	gammingn. Brit. /ˈɡamɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡæmɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gam n.⁴, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < gam n.⁴ + -ing suffix¹. Compare later gam v.¹ Nautical. colloquial (originally Whaling). The activity of meeting for a social gathering at sea; the paying of a visit to another ship for this purpose; chatting, gossiping. Cf. gam v.¹ 1. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1836 C. R. Tucker Let. in S. E. Morison Maritime Hist. Mass. (1921) xx. 325 Endeavor to avoid those [ships] that wish to spend much time in gamming. 1846 People's Jrnl. 2 36/1 The Roscoe..was now nearly hull down to leeward, utterly disgusted with the result of the gamming. [Note] American sailers [sic] apply this word to visiting a strange ship. 1874 C. M. Scammon Marine Mammals N. Amer. 254 It was rarely..that a distant signal was made for the sole purpose of gamming. 1948 E. Forbes Running of Tide xii. 536 Stop your gamming in there and come out and begin to sign! 2001 J. Druett Petticoat Whalers v. 97/1 The Julius Caesar carried a little two-oared ‘dinkey’ for gamming. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1836
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