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Definition of the day : « gammoning »
- As in hoax : verb trick
- As she did so, a fortunate shot cut away the gammoning of her bowsprit.
- Extract from : « The Rival Crusoes » by W.H.G. Kingston
- The young rascal was gammoning us last night, pretending to be so bad.
- Extract from : « In Honour's Cause » by George Manville Fenn
- They're on the make themselves; they want to get where we are; gammoning the common run helps towards that.
- Extract from : « Second String » by Anthony Hope
- You did quite right; vell, vile I can get fifteen bob a day by gammoning a maim, the devil may vork for me.
- Extract from : « The True History of Tom and Jerry » by Charles Hindley
- An iron plate bolted to the stem of some vessels for the purpose of supporting the gammoning of the bowsprit.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- A mortise-opening cut through the knee of the head, between the cheeks, through which the gammoning is passed.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- Now galvanized chain is more commonly used than rope for gammoning.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- Gammoning lashing, fashion, &c., has a peculiar seamanlike meaning.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- At each turn the gammoning hawser is hove taut, while every effort is used to bring the bowsprit down into its place.
- Extract from : « The Lieutenant and Commander » by Basil Hall
- A heavy boat is sometimes suspended from the end, the weight of which greatly assists the gammoning process.
- Extract from : « The Lieutenant and Commander » by Basil Hall