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gam•mon



Pronunciation: (gam'un), [key] 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.
to win a gammon over.

gam•mon



Pronunciation: (gam'un), [key]
—n.
1. a smoked or cured ham.
2. the lower end of a side of bacon.

gam•mon



Pronunciation: (gam'un), [key] Brit. Informal.

—n.
deceitful nonsense; bosh.

—v.i.
1. to talk gammon.
2. to make pretense.

—v.t.
to humbug.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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