GAMMON

I. noun see: gambit Date: 15th century ham 2, 2. chiefly British a side of bacon, the lower end of a side of bacon, II. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of Middle English gamen game Date: circa 1734 back~ , the winning of a back~ game before the loser removes any men from the board, III. transitive verb Date: 1735 to beat by scoring a ~, IV. verb Date: 1789 intransitive verb to talk ~, pretend , feign , transitive verb deceive , fool , V. noun Etymology: perhaps from argot to give (someone) ~ to distract a victim during a robbery Date: 1805 talk intended to deceive