bacon vs gammon

bacon

noun
  • Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig. 

  • Thin slices of the above in long strips. 

  • Road rash. 

  • The police or spies. 

gammon

noun
  • A cut of quick-cured pork leg. 

  • 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 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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