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gam⋅mer

  [gam-er]
–noun British Archaic.
an old woman.
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Origin:
1565–75; contr. of godmother; cf. gaffer
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gam·mer   (gām'ər)   
n.   Chiefly British
An elderly woman.

[Probably alteration (influenced by grandmother) of godmother.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

gammer 
"old woman," 1575, contraction of grandmother (see gaffer).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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