 5 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), noun [Orig. uncert., perh. from gammon, talk.]
1. (Naut.) A herd, or school, of whales.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A visit between whalers at sea; a holding of social
intercourse between those on different vessels at sea, or
(Local U. S.) between persons ashore.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. A visit between whalers at sea; a holding of social
intercourse between those on different vessels at sea, or
(Local U. S.) between persons ashore.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), noun [fr. gamba leg.]
a leg. [slang]
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Gammed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Gam"ming}.] (Naut.)
(a) To gather in a gam; -- said of whales.
(b) To engage in a gam, or (Local, U. S.) in social
intercourse anywhere.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), verb (used with an object) (Naut.)
To have a gam with; to pay a visit to, esp. among whalers at
sea.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "gam":
ankle, army, bayonet legs, be closeted with, bowlegs, bunch, calf,
causerie, chat, cnemis, colony, coze, cozy chat, drift, drive,
drove, drumstick, flock, foreleg, friendly chat, gamb, gambrel,
gang, gigot, gossip, ham, heart-to-heart talk, herd, hind leg,
hock, host, jamb, kennel, knee, leg, limb, litter, little talk,
make conversation, pack, pod, podite, popliteal space, prattle,
pride, prittle-prattle, school, scissor-legs, shank, shin, shoal,
skulk, sloth, stems, stumps, tarsus, tete-a-tete, tittle-tattle,
trip, troop, trotters, visit
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