gammer

gam·mer

[gam-er]
noun British Archaic.
an old woman.

Origin:
1565–75; contraction of godmother; cf. gaffer

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gammer (ˈɡæmə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
rare chiefly (Brit) Compare gaffer a dialect word for an old woman: now chiefly humorous or contemptuous
 
[C16: probably alteration of godmother or grandmother]

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Gammer is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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gammer
"old woman," 1575, contraction of grandmother (see gaffer).
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