gam
1a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
Origin of gam
1Other definitions for gam (2 of 2)
a herd or school of whales.
Eastern New England, Nautical. a social meeting, visit, or the like, as between whaling vessels at sea.
(of whales) to assemble into a herd or school.
Nautical. (of the officers and crews of two whaling vessels) to visit or converse with one another for social purposes.
Eastern New England. to participate in a gam or social visit.
Origin of gam
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How to use gam in a sentence
When a whaling-captain hove in sight I just rested on my adz awhile and "gammed" with him.
Sailing Alone Around The World | Joshua Slocum
British Dictionary definitions for gam (1 of 2)
/ (ɡæm) /
a school of whales
nautical an informal visit between crew members of whalers
NZ a flock of large sea birds
(intr) (of whales) to form a school
nautical (of members of the crews of whalers) to visit (each other) informally
(tr) US to visit or exchange visits with
Origin of gam
1British Dictionary definitions for gam (2 of 2)
/ (ɡæm) /
slang a leg, esp a woman's shapely leg
Origin of gam
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