gammon

[ UK /ɡˈæmən/ ]
[ US /ˈɡæmən/ ]
NOUN
  1. hind portion of a side of bacon
  2. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
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How To Use gammon In A Sentence

  • Instead of offering the traditional vanilla whip cones, these frozen feasts contain gammon and chicken ice cream.
  • ‘Well, the evening began at the gentleman's club, where we were discussing Wittgenstein over a game of backgammon.’
  • For her father's comfort, noting the sad wistful eyes that watched her coming in and going out, she had resigned herself to spend long melancholy hours within doors, reading aloud till Sir John fell asleep, playing backgammon -- a game she detested worse even than shove-halfpenny, which latter primitive game they played sometimes on the shovel-board in the hall. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger
  • Sculptors and carvers fashion teakwood goblets, cigar and jewelry boxes, and board games such as dominoes and backgammon.
  • Games and such … backgammon is huge here, you can get hand carved wooden boards, they play it constantly and they will win; p, almost everyone can play chess also, as well as the Russian version of checkers that is not too much different from the American version. Uz Packing Advice (updated 05.11.03)
  • If there is a good chance you could be gammoned, be more inclined to pass the double.
  • For the main course, Mike couldn't resist gammon steak, eggs and chips and he wasn't disappointed.
  • In its efforts to become the safest, most reliable backgammon room online, Play65 has formed an objective and independent Board of Trustees, designed to clean the backgammon room from its cheaters, mainly those who create an unfair advantage using computerized aiding tools, known as backgammon bots. WebWire | Recent Headlines
  • The day's specials included a sweet and sour dish and gammon steak.
  • We popped into the Frogshole Farm, asked the barman for the usual, and had two fine gammon steaks bestowed upon us.
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