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gammon (GAM-uhn) noun
1. Backgammon.
2. A victory in a backgammon game before the loser has removed any piece.
[Probably from Middle English gamen (game).]
3. A cured or smoked ham.
4. The bottom piece of a side of bacon.
[From Old French gambon (ham), from gambe (leg), from Late Latin gamba
(hoof), from Greek kampe (bend).]
verb tr., intr.
To deceive or to fool.
[Of uncertain origin, perhaps from the game of backgammon.]
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lachrymose
adj.
1 : given to tears or weeping
2 : tending to cause tears
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supercilious
adj.
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adj.
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