gammonnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡæm.ən/us/ˈɡæm.ən/mainly UKmeat taken from the back leg or side of a pig and preserved with smoke or salt; a type of ham
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Kinds of meat
- bacon
- biltong
- broiler
- capon
- chicken
- filet mignon
- fryer
- guinea fowl
- ham
- meat
- Parma ham
- partridge
- pastrami
- pheasant
- pork
- squab
- trotter
- turkey
- veal
- venison
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Examples from literature
- Try some of this gammon meanwhile, Dick.