† gammoningn.¹

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gammon n.³, gammon v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < either gammon n.³ or gammon v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare also gammon n.⁴ and discussion at that entry.

slang. Obsolete.

A form of cheating at a gambling game, as dice or cards.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > methods of

palm1664

high game1665

palming1671

slick1674

brief1680

gammoning1700

shoulder-dash1711

bridge1773

weaving1803

bridging1843

palmistry1859

slipping1864

stocking1887

big mitt1903

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > gaming > cheating or swindling in

gammoning1700

blacklegism1827

black-leggery1832

bunco1872

in and in1935

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > cheating

cogc1555

coggingc1555

slura1643

knapa1658

topping1663

petard1664

prick-penny1664

knapping1671

palming1671

gammoning1700

top1709

eclipse1711

peep1711

waxing1726

sightingc1752

1700 E. Ward Step to Bath 14 There was Palming, Lodging, Loaded Dice, Levant, and Gammoning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

gammoningn.²

Brit.

/ˈɡamənɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡæmənɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gammon n.², gammon v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < either gammon n.² or gammon v.² + -ing suffix¹.Compare the following earlier (apparently isolated) example of a form gamming in the same meaning (compare discussion at gammon n.²):c1625 Treat. Rigging in W. Salisbury & R. C. Anderson Treat. Shipbuilding & Treat. Rigging (1958) 56 Halliers..goes..to the gammings of the bovespright where it is belayed.

Nautical.

The rope or ropes used to lash the bowsprit to the stem.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > lashing of bowsprit

gammon1689

gammoning1711

chain gammoning1883

1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 112/2 The Gammoning of the Bowsprit, being fasten'd to the Knee of the Head, and the grand Security the Bowsprit hath.

1744 T. Mathews Narr. Proc. His Majesty's Fleet 98/2 In the Morning saw the Leopard with the Rails of her Head, and gammoning of her Bowsprit gone.

1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. iii. 119 The negro threw himself on the gammoning of the bowsprit.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxxii. 280 Her bowsprit..is now completely forced up, broken short off at the gammoning.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Gammoning, seven or eight turns of a rope-lashing passed alternately over the bowsprit and through a large hole in the cut-water, the better to support the stays of the foremast.

1920 Mariner's Mirror 6 89/1 The gammoning of her bowsprit was passed through a ring bolt fixed to the forepart of the stem.

2007 P. Reed Period Ship Modelmaking §164. 95 After the forestay collar the gammoning, bowsprit shrouds and bobstays are added.

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

gammoningn.³

Brit.

/ˈɡamənɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡæmənɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gammon v.³, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < gammon v.³ + -ing suffix¹.

slang (originally cant) and colloquial.

The action or practice of gammon v.³

ΚΠ

1796 Tomahawk! 26 Feb. 442/2 And if some of their advocates do not be more cautious, by trusting too much to the loop-holes of the law of Edward, and the gammoning of juries, they may soon have to defend themselves.

1918 J. Sully My Life & Friends ii. 34 I naturally came in for a good amount of ‘gammoning’, as they called it.

1997 R. Flanagan Sound of One Hand Clapping xxix. 160 Moira taught her gammoning. To gammon was to imagine, and that was what Moira liked doing most of all.

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

gammoningadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡamənɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡæmənɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gammon v.³, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < gammon v.³ + -ing suffix².

slang (originally cant) and colloquial. Now rare.

That serves to deceive or hoodwink; characterized by pretence, or deceptive talk or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective] > engaged in pretence

pretense1395

would-be?c1400

fictive1493

counterfeitc1515

feigningc1540

sembling1568

personating1612

shamming1682

gammoning1817

possum playing1856

simulating1875

1817 Infamous Life John Church 4 Well, I am going to tip 'em a gammoning story; my old women would believe the moon to he made of green cheese if I was to tell them so.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 146 The same gentleman who had expressed an opinion relative to the gammoning nature of the introductory speech.

1861 Mr. Dobbs & his Doings 54 Did they think he would swallow such a gammoning tale?

1903 Sunday Reading for Young 390/1 They need not come to me with such gammoning talk!

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

n.¹1700

n.²1711

n.³1796

adj.1817

单词	gammoning
释义	† gammoningn.¹ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gammon n.³, gammon v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < either gammon n.³ or gammon v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare also gammon n.⁴ and discussion at that entry. slang. Obsolete. A form of cheating at a gambling game, as dice or cards. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > methods of palm1664 high game1665 palming1671 slick1674 brief1680 gammoning1700 shoulder-dash1711 bridge1773 weaving1803 bridging1843 palmistry1859 slipping1864 stocking1887 big mitt1903 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > gaming > cheating or swindling in gammoning1700 blacklegism1827 black-leggery1832 bunco1872 in and in1935 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > cheating cogc1555 coggingc1555 slura1643 knapa1658 topping1663 petard1664 prick-penny1664 knapping1671 palming1671 gammoning1700 top1709 eclipse1711 peep1711 waxing1726 sightingc1752 1700 E. Ward Step to Bath 14 There was Palming, Lodging, Loaded Dice, Levant, and Gammoning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2019). gammoningn.² Brit. /ˈɡamənɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡæmənɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gammon n.², gammon v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < either gammon n.² or gammon v.² + -ing suffix¹.Compare the following earlier (apparently isolated) example of a form gamming in the same meaning (compare discussion at gammon n.²):c1625 Treat. Rigging in W. Salisbury & R. C. Anderson Treat. Shipbuilding & Treat. Rigging (1958) 56 Halliers..goes..to the gammings of the bovespright where it is belayed. Nautical. The rope or ropes used to lash the bowsprit to the stem. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > lashing of bowsprit gammon1689 gammoning1711 chain gammoning1883 1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 112/2 The Gammoning of the Bowsprit, being fasten'd to the Knee of the Head, and the grand Security the Bowsprit hath. 1744 T. Mathews Narr. Proc. His Majesty's Fleet 98/2 In the Morning saw the Leopard with the Rails of her Head, and gammoning of her Bowsprit gone. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. iii. 119 The negro threw himself on the gammoning of the bowsprit. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxxii. 280 Her bowsprit..is now completely forced up, broken short off at the gammoning. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Gammoning, seven or eight turns of a rope-lashing passed alternately over the bowsprit and through a large hole in the cut-water, the better to support the stays of the foremast. 1920 Mariner's Mirror 6 89/1 The gammoning of her bowsprit was passed through a ring bolt fixed to the forepart of the stem. 2007 P. Reed Period Ship Modelmaking §164. 95 After the forestay collar the gammoning, bowsprit shrouds and bobstays are added. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gammoningn.³ Brit. /ˈɡamənɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡæmənɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gammon v.³, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < gammon v.³ + -ing suffix¹. slang (originally cant) and colloquial. The action or practice of gammon v.³ ΚΠ 1796 Tomahawk! 26 Feb. 442/2 And if some of their advocates do not be more cautious, by trusting too much to the loop-holes of the law of Edward, and the gammoning of juries, they may soon have to defend themselves. 1918 J. Sully My Life & Friends ii. 34 I naturally came in for a good amount of ‘gammoning’, as they called it. 1997 R. Flanagan Sound of One Hand Clapping xxix. 160 Moira taught her gammoning. To gammon was to imagine, and that was what Moira liked doing most of all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gammoningadj. Brit. /ˈɡamənɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡæmənɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gammon v.³, -ing suffix². Etymology: < gammon v.³ + -ing suffix². slang (originally cant) and colloquial. Now rare. That serves to deceive or hoodwink; characterized by pretence, or deceptive talk or behaviour. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective] > engaged in pretence pretense1395 would-be?c1400 fictive1493 counterfeitc1515 feigningc1540 sembling1568 personating1612 shamming1682 gammoning1817 possum playing1856 simulating1875 1817 Infamous Life John Church 4 Well, I am going to tip 'em a gammoning story; my old women would believe the moon to he made of green cheese if I was to tell them so. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 146 The same gentleman who had expressed an opinion relative to the gammoning nature of the introductory speech. 1861 Mr. Dobbs & his Doings 54 Did they think he would swallow such a gammoning tale? 1903 Sunday Reading for Young 390/1 They need not come to me with such gammoning talk! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1700n.²1711n.³1796adj.1817
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