gam|mon|ing

gam|mon|ing
gam|mon|ing «GAM uh nihng», noun.
Nautical. the arrangement of ropes, chains, or iron bands serving to gammon a bowsprit.

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  • Gammoning — Gam mon*ing, n. [From 5th {Gammon}.] (Naut.) The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays. [1913 Webster] {Gammoning fashion}, in the style of gammoning lashing …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gammoning — Gam mon*ing, n. [From 4th {Gammon}.] The act of imposing upon or hoaxing a person. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gammoning fashion — Gammoning Gam mon*ing, n. [From 5th {Gammon}.] (Naut.) The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays. [1913 Webster] {Gammoning fashion}, in the style of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gammoning hole — Gammoning Gam mon*ing, n. [From 5th {Gammon}.] (Naut.) The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays. [1913 Webster] {Gammoning fashion}, in the style of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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