gam
Meanings
noun
- A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.
noun
- Collective noun used to refer to a group of whales, or rarely also of porpoises; a pod.
- A social gathering of whalers (whaling ships).
verb
- To pay a social visit on another ship at sea.
- To engage in social intercourse anywhere.
noun
- Abbreviation of gynandromorph.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gamb, gamba, jamb, and jambe. Compare gammon and ham.
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