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gam·mon [ gámmən ] (past and past participle gam·moned, present participle gam·mon·ing, 3rd person present singular gam·mons)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
attach bowsprit: to fasten a bowsprit to the front of a ship

[Late 17th century. <gammon1, probably with reference to the tying up of a ham]
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