gammon vs twaddle

gammon

noun
  • A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively. 

  • 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. 

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). 

twaddle

noun
  • One who twaddles; a twaddler. 

  • Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish. 

verb
  • To talk or write nonsense; to prattle. 

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