gam
A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's legA person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.
» In Moby Dick, the social conferencing of two whale ships on the open seas is called a "gam".
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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).
- a herd of whales
Examples
1 sentencesIn Moby Dick, the social conferencing of two whale ships on the open seas is called a "gam".
Origin
From Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gamb, gamba, jamb, and jambe. Compare gammon and haFrom 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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