gammon vs scupper

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). 

scupper

noun
  • A drainage hole on the deck of a ship. 

  • A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof. 

verb
  • Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another. 

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