gam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.
noun
  1. Collective noun used to refer to a group of whales, or rarely also of porpoises; a pod.
  2. A social gathering of whalers (whaling ships).
verb
  1. To pay a social visit on another ship at sea.
  2. To engage in social intercourse anywhere.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of gynandromorph.

Pronunciation

/ɡæm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gam.wav

Word forms

gam gams gamming gammed

Etymology

From Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gamb, gamba, jamb, and jambe. Compare gammon and ham.

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