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gammon

/ˈɡæmən/

Translations

gammonnoun

gammons

/ˈɡæmən/

окорок

He bought a large gammon for the family dinner.

Он купил большой окорок для семейного ужина.

гаммон

In backgammon, a gammon is when the losing player has not borne off any checkers.

В нардах гаммон — это когда проигравший игрок не снял ни одной шашки.

Additional translations

Synonyms

gammonverb

gammoned

Past Simple

gammoned

Past Participle

gammoning

Gerund

/ˈɡæm.ən/

обманывать

He tried to gammon me into buying a fake watch.

Он пытался обмануть меня, чтобы я купил поддельные часы.

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gammonadjective

Used attributively to describe food made of or containing gammon.

Synonyms

Definitions

gammonnoun

The hind leg of a pig, which is cured or smoked like bacon.

For dinner, we had a delicious slice of gammon with pineapple.

A victory in backgammon achieved by a player who removes all their pieces before the opponent has removed any.

He won the game with a gammon, scoring double points.

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; humbug; deceptive or foolish talk.

Stop talking gammon and tell us what really happened.

(countable, offensive, chiefly UK) A middle-aged white man regarded as having reactionary political views and a ruddy complexion.

He was dismissed by the protesters as just another gammon shouting about Brexit.

gammonverb

To deceive or trick someone.

He tried to gammon me into believing he was a famous actor.

To win a backgammon game before the opponent has borne off any pieces, thus scoring extra points.

She managed to gammon her opponent, securing a significant lead in the tournament.

To cure (the hind leg of a pig) by salting or smoking.

The butcher still gammons the pork legs using traditional oak smoke.

gammonadjective

Made of or relating to gammon (cured ham).

I ordered a gammon steak with fried eggs for lunch.