gam

[ gam ]

/ gæm /

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noun Slang.

a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.

Origin of gam

1775–85; probably <Polari <Italian gamba leg; see jamb¹

Words nearby gam

Galveston plan, galvo, Galway, Galwegian, galyak, gam, Gama, gama grass, gamahuche, Gamaliel, Gamay

Definition for gam (2 of 2)

gam²

[ gam ]

/ gæm /

noun

a herd or school of whales.

Eastern New England, Nautical. a social meeting, visit, or the like, as between whaling vessels at sea.

verb (used without object), gammed, gam·ming.

(of whales) to assemble into a herd or school.

Nautical. (of the officers and crews of two whaling vessels) to visit or converse with one another for social purposes.

Eastern New England. to participate in a gam or social visit.

Origin of gam

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; perhaps dialectal variant of game¹

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Example sentences from the Web for gam

Gamic, gam′ik, adj. having a sexual character, of an ovum—opp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
There was but one blot upon his character—he hated Mrs. Gam.
The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh|William Makepeace Thackeray
A “gam,” good reader, may be described as a “small tea-party” on the sea.
Philosopher Jack|R.M. Ballantyne
This man, whose surname Gam signifies p. 440crooked, was a petty chieftain of Breconshire.
Wild Wales|George Borrow

Gambia (gam'bi-a), an English colony in western Africa along the river Gambia.
Elson Grammar School Literature, Book Four.|William H. Elson

British Dictionary definitions for gam (1 of 2)

gam¹

/ (ɡæm) /

noun

a school of whales

nautical an informal visit between crew members of whalers

NZ a flock of large sea birds

verb gams, gamming or gammed

(intr) (of whales) to form a school

nautical (of members of the crews of whalers) to visit (each other) informally

(tr) US to visit or exchange visits with

Word Origin for gam

C19: perhaps dialect variant of game 1

British Dictionary definitions for gam (2 of 2)

gam²

/ (ɡæm) /

noun

slang a leg, esp a woman's shapely leg

Word Origin for gam

C18: probably from Old Northern French gambe or Lingua Franca gambe; see jamb

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释义	gam ¹ [ gam ] / gæm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gam ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang. a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg. Origin of gam ¹ 1775–85; probably <Polari <Italian gamba leg; see jamb¹ Words nearby gam Galveston plan, galvo, Galway, Galwegian, galyak, gam, Gama, gama grass, gamahuche, Gamaliel, Gamay Definition for gam (2 of 2) gam² [ gam ] / gæm / noun a herd or school of whales. Eastern New England, Nautical. a social meeting, visit, or the like, as between whaling vessels at sea. verb (used without object), gammed, gam·ming. (of whales) to assemble into a herd or school. Nautical. (of the officers and crews of two whaling vessels) to visit or converse with one another for social purposes. Eastern New England. to participate in a gam or social visit. Origin of gam ² An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; perhaps dialectal variant of game¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gam Gamic, gam′ik, adj. having a sexual character, of an ovum—opp. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various There was but one blot upon his character—he hated Mrs. Gam. The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh\|William Makepeace Thackeray A “gam,” good reader, may be described as a “small tea-party” on the sea. Philosopher Jack\|R.M. Ballantyne This man, whose surname Gam signifies p. 440crooked, was a petty chieftain of Breconshire. Wild Wales\|George Borrow Gambia (gam'bi-a), an English colony in western Africa along the river Gambia. Elson Grammar School Literature, Book Four.\|William H. Elson British Dictionary definitions for gam (1 of 2) gam¹ / (ɡæm) / noun a school of whales nautical an informal visit between crew members of whalers NZ a flock of large sea birds verb gams, gamming or gammed (intr) (of whales) to form a school nautical (of members of the crews of whalers) to visit (each other) informally (tr) US to visit or exchange visits with Word Origin for gam C19: perhaps dialect variant of game 1 British Dictionary definitions for gam (2 of 2) gam² / (ɡæm) / noun slang a leg, esp a woman's shapely leg Word Origin for gam C18: probably from Old Northern French gambe or Lingua Franca gambe; see jamb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gam wheel, leg, extremity, stem, arm, branch, wing, chitchat, parley, tease, projection, pin, lobe, spur, bough, spray, member, process, switch, part Medical definitions for gam gam- pref. Variant ofgamo- The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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gam

noun Slang.

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Definition for gam (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used without object), gammed, gam·ming.

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British Dictionary definitions for gam (1 of 2)

noun

verb gams, gamming or gammed

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noun

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