释义 |
gammon1 /gamˈən/ noun- The cured meat from the hindquarters and leg of a pig
- The back part of a side of bacon
ORIGIN: ONFr gambon, gambe leg gammon2 /gamˈən/ noun- Backgammon (archaic)
- A double game at backgammon, won by removing all one's men before one's opponent removes any
- Patter, chatter, esp that of a thief's accomplice to divert attention, as in to give gammon (slang)
- Nonsense, humbug
transitive verb- To defeat by a gammon at backgammon
- To hoax, impose upon
intransitive verb- To talk gammon
- To feign or cheat (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Prob OE gamen a game gammˈoner noun gammˈoning noun gammon3 /gamˈən/ (nautical) noun The lashing of the bowsprit transitive verb To lash (the bowsprit) |