Gam"mon*ing, n. [From 5th Gammon.] Naut.
The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays.
Gammoning fashion, in the style of gammoning lashing, that is, having the turns of rope crossed. -- Gammoning hole Naut., a hole cut through the knee of the head of a vessel for the purpose of gammoning the bowsprit.
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Gam"mon*ing, n. [From 4th Gammon.]
The act of imposing upon or hoaxing a person.
[Colloq.]
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