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gam

gam · gams

A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's legA person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.

/ɡæm/

» In Moby Dick, the social conferencing of two whale ships on the open seas is called a "gam".

Meaning

3 senses

(dated, slang)A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.
(collective)A group of whales, or rarely also of other large sea animals; a pod.
(broadly)A social gathering of whalers (whaling ships).

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In Moby Dick, the social conferencing of two whale ships on the open seas is called a "gam".
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From Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gamb, gamba, jamb, and jambe. Compare gammon and ha

From Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gamb, gamba, jamb, and jambe. Compare gammon and ham.

Uncertain but surely formed within English; etymons may include game or gammon.

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plural: gams

Singular	gam
Plural	gams

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