I. ˈga-mən noun
Etymology: Anglo-French gambon ham, from gambe, jambe leg, from Late Latin gamba — more at gambit
Date: 15th century
1. chiefly British : ham 2
2. chiefly British
a. : a side of bacon
b. : the lower end of a side of bacon
II. noun
Etymology: perhaps alteration of Middle English gamen game
Date: circa 1734
1. archaic : backgammon
2. : the winning of a backgammon game before the loser removes any men from the board
III. transitive verb
Date: 1735
: to beat by scoring a gammon
IV. verb
Date: 1789
intransitive verb
1. : to talk gammon
2. : pretend , feign
transitive verb
: deceive , fool
V. noun
Etymology: perhaps from argot to give (someone) gammon to distract a victim during a robbery
Date: 1805
: talk intended to deceive