·noun The act of imposing upon or hoaxing a person.
II. Gammoning ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Gammon.
III. Gammoning ·noun 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.
Seven or eight turns of a rope-lashing passed alternately over the bowsprit and through a large hole...
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A mortise-opening cut through the knee of the head, between the cheeks, through which the gammoning ...
A chain or plate fastened by a screw, to secure a vessel's bowsprit to the stem-head, allowing for t...