gamming
/ˈɡamɪŋ/Nautical
noun
Informal (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. Compare gam. Now chiefly historical.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From gam + -ing. Compare later gam.
- scratch card
- scratch coat
- scratcher
- scratchie
- scratchily
- scratchiness
- scratchings
- scratchiti
- scratch lottery
- scratch-mix
- scratch 'n' sniff
- scratch 'n sniff
- scratch-off
- scratch one's head
- scratch pad
- scratchplate
- scratch-resistant
- scratch test
- scratch the surface
- scratch video
- scratchy
- scrawl
- scrawly
- scrawniness
- scrawny