ceiling vs gammon

ceiling

noun
  • The inner planking of a vessel. 

  • The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight. 

  • The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room. 

  • The smallest integer greater than or equal to a given number. 

  • The upper limit of an object or action. 

  • The measurement of visible distance from ground or sea level to an overcast cloud cover; under a clear sky, the ceiling measurement is identified as "unlimited." 

  • The overhead closure of a room. 

  • The maximum permitted level in a financial transaction. 

gammon

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

  • Backgammon (the game itself). 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To lash with ropes (on a ship). 

  • To cure bacon by salting. 

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

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