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gam·mon 1

G0032600 (găm′ən)n. A victory in backgammon reached before the loser has succeeded in removing a single piece.tr.v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons To defeat in backgammon by scoring a gammon.
[Probably from Middle English gamen, gammen, game, from Old English gamen.]

gam·mon 2

G0032600 (găm′ən) Chiefly British n.1. Misleading or nonsensical talk; humbug.2. Gammon See Shelta.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.]
gam′mon·er n.

gam·mon 3

G0032600 (găm′ən)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.]

gam·mon 4

G0032600 (găm′ən)tr.v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a ship.
[Origin unknown.]