gammon
1 Americannoun
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the game of backgammon.
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a victory in which the winner throws off all their pieces before the opponent throws off any.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a smoked or cured ham.
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the lower end of a side of bacon.
noun
verb (used without object)
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to talk gammon.
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to make pretense.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a double victory in backgammon in which one player throws off all his pieces before his opponent throws any
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archaic the game of backgammon
verb
noun
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a cured or smoked ham
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the hindquarter of a side of bacon, cooked either whole or cut into large rashers
noun
verb
verb
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Etymology
Origin of gammon1
First recorded in 1690–1700; perhaps special use of Middle English gamen game 1
Origin of gammon2
First recorded in 1480–90; from Old French gambon “ham” ( French jambon ), derivative of gambe; see jamb 1
Origin of gammon3
First recorded in 1710–20; perhaps special use of gammon 1
Example Sentences
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“It is more like gambling than traditional investing,” said Chad Gammon, a veteran financial adviser and owner of Custom Fit Financial in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025
"Lenders have responded cautiously, with some edging rates higher and the overall average ticking up slightly," said Simon Gammon, managing partner at mortgage advisers Knight Frank Finance.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025
“It’s a madhouse in Tennessee right now, because everybody’s at the grocery store, getting their last minute shopping done,” said Regina Gammon, the owner of Hendersonville Produce, a natural foods market in a Nashville suburb.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
The Prices married in 1889 and built the home several years later along a two-block stretch of Gammon Avenue, flanked by the Gammon Theological Seminary and Price’s general store and post office.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022
This same Farmer Gammon seems a surly spark.
From Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen by Anonymous
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