gammon vs table

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). 

table

noun
  • One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table. 

  • A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period. 

  • A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns. 

  • The lineup of players at a given table. 

  • A flat tray which can be used as a table. 

  • A lookup table, most often a set of vectors. 

  • An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs. 

  • The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards, or draughts. 

  • The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate. 

  • A group of players meeting regularly to play a campaign. 

  • A supply of food or entertainment. 

  • A group of people at a table, for example for a meal or game. 

  • The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond. 

  • A service of Holy Communion. 

  • A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table. 

verb
  • To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve (to indefinitely postpone consideration or discussion of something). 

  • To tabulate; to put into a table or grid. 

  • To put on a table. 

  • To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope. 

  • To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda. 

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