bulge vs gammon

bulge

noun
  • The bilge of a vessel. 

  • The outline of male genitals visible through clothing. 

  • A sudden rise in value or quantity. 

  • Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure. 

  • The bilge or protuberant part of a cask. 

verb
  • To bilge, as a ship; to founder. 

  • To stick out from (a surface). 

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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