Republican vs gammon

Republican

noun
  • A member or supporter of the Republican Party, the more right-wing of the two main political parties in the United States. 

  • A supporter of the government or left-wing side in the Spanish Civil War. 

  • A member of Les Républicains, a right-wing party in France. 

  • A member of Die Republikaner, a far-right party in Germany. 

  • An Irish nationalist; a proponent of a united Ireland. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the Republican Party of the United States. 

gammon

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. 

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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