bat away vs gammon

bat away

verb
  • To knock an object, usually a ball, away from oneself. 

  • To use one's own judgment to aggressively swing at pitches, rather than following a coaches instructions. 

  • To use any means to take the money of participants in a circus gaming attraction. 

  • To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion. 

gammon

verb
  • To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone). 

  • To lash with ropes (on a ship). 

  • To cure bacon by salting. 

noun
  • Backgammon (the game itself). 

  • A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning). 

  • A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone. 

  • A cut of quick-cured pork leg. 

  • A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively. 

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