Gammon is smoked or salted meat, similar to bacon, from the back leg or the side of a pig.
[British]
gammon in British English1
(ˈɡæmən)
noun
1.
a cured or smoked ham
2.
the hindquarter of a side of bacon, cooked either whole or cut into large rashers
3. British derogatory, slang
a person, typically male, middle-aged, and White, with reactionary views, especially one who supports the withdrawal of Britain from the European Union
Word origin
C15: from Old Northern French gambon, from gambe leg; see gambrel
gammon in British English2
(ˈɡæmən)
noun
1.
a double victory in backgammon in which one player throws off all his or her pieces before his or her opponent throws any
2. archaic
the game of backgammon
verb
3. (transitive)
to score a gammon over
Word origin
C18: probably special use of Middle English gamengame1
gammon in British English3
(ˈɡæmən) British informal
noun
1.
deceitful nonsense; humbug
verb
2.
to deceive (a person)
Derived forms
gammoner (ˈgammoner)
noun
Word origin
C18: perhaps special use of gammon2
gammon in British English4
(ˈɡæmən)
verb
(transitive) nautical
to fix (a bowsprit) to the stemhead of a vessel
Word origin
C18: perhaps related to gammon1, with reference to the tying up of a ham
gammon in American English1
(ˈɡæmən)
Backgammon
noun
1.
the game of backgammon
2.
a victory in which the winner throws off all his or her pieces before the opponent throws off any
transitive verb
3.
to win a gammon over
Word origin
[1720–30; perh. special use of ME gamengame1]
gammon in American English2
(ˈɡæmən)
noun
1.
a smoked or cured ham
2.
the lower end of a side of bacon
Word origin
[1480–90; ‹ OF gambon ham (F jambon), deriv. of gambe; see jamb1]
gammon in American English3
(ˈɡæmən Brit informal)
noun
1.
deceitful nonsense; bosh
intransitive verb
2.
to talk gammon
3.
to make pretense
transitive verb
4.
to humbug
Derived forms
gammoner
noun
Word origin
[1710–20; perh. special use of gammon1]
Examples of 'gammon' in a sentence
gammon
Fill the pan with cold water to cover the gammon and bring to the boil.