gammon

  1. Noun.  The lower or hind part of a side of bacon.
  2. Noun.  (backgammon) A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not taken a single stone; (also, rarely, backgammon, the game itself).
  3. Noun.  (nautical) A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
  4. Noun.  (dated) Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.
  5. Verb.  To cure bacon by salting.
  6. Verb.  To lash with ropes (on a ship).
  7. Verb.  (colloquial) (dated) To deceive, to lie plausibly.
  8. Verb.  (backgammon) To beat by a gammon (without the opponent taking a stone).

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