gammon
gammon is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Backgammon.
- 2.An imposition or hoax; humbug. [Colloq.]
- 3.To beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist has been able to get his "men" or counters home and withdraw any of them from the board; as, to gammon a person.
- 4.To impose on; to hoax; to cajole. [Colloq.] Hood.
- 5.To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron. Totten.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is gammon.
- What is an imposition or hoax; humbug. [Colloq.] called?
- What is to beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist has been able to get his "men" or counters home and withdraw any of them from the board; as, to gammon a person called?
- What is to impose on; to hoax; to cajole. [Colloq.] Hood called?
- What is to fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron. Totten called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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