GAM

I. noun Etymology: probably ultimately from Lingua Franca ~ba leg, from Italian, from Late Latin Date: circa 1785 leg , II. noun Etymology: perhaps short for obsolete ~mon talk Date: 1846 a visit or friendly conversation at sea or ashore especially between whalers, a school of whales, III. verb (~med; ~ming) Date: 1849 intransitive verb to engage in a ~, transitive verb to have a ~ with, to spend or pass (as time) talking