Tory vs gammon

Tory

noun
  • A member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the throne of England in the 17th century. 

  • One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative. 

  • An Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits. 

  • A loyal British subject. 

  • A Union sympathizer. 

  • A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church. 

  • A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party. 

adj
  • Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party. 

  • Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party. 

name
  • A male given name 

  • A female given name 

  • An island off the northwest coast of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. 

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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