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What does gammon mean?

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