单词 | gammon |
释义 | gammon gammon1 /gam"euhn/, Backgammon. n. 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. v.t. 3. to win a gammon over. [1720-30; perh. special use of ME gamen GAME1] gammon2 /gam"euhn/, n. 1. a smoked or cured ham. 2. the lower end of a side of bacon. [1480-90; < OF gambon ham (F jambon), deriv. of gambe; see JAMB1] gammon3 —gammoner, n. /gam"euhn/, Brit. Informal. n. 1. deceitful nonsense; bosh. v.i. 2. to talk gammon. 3. to make pretense. v.t. 4. to humbug. [1710-20; perh. special use of GAMMON1] |
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