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Encyclopedia > Gammon
  • Gammon is a particular cut of bacon.
  • Gammon is also a verb, (gammoning), now falling out of use, which means to trick someone or pretend. In Australian Aboriginal English it is used by some people in this sense, with the more broad meaning of joking.
  • Gammon is a nautical term for the rope lashing or iron hardware to attach masts to a boat or ship.
  • Gammon is also a synonym for Shelta, the cant language of the Irish Gypsies.
  • Gammon is also a victory in backgammon reached before the loser has succeeded in removing a single piece.
  • Gammon Construction is a construction company in Hong Kong, actively participates in various projects in Hong Kong, China and Southeast Asia.
  • The SA-5 'Gammon' is the NATO designation for the Russian S-200 'Volga' surface-to-air missile system.
  • The Gammon bomb was a type of grenade used by the United Kingdom
  • Tim Shaw (DJ) claims that gammon are a new race of creatures shaped like traffic cones who hunt in packs at night.
  • The Gammon Cup is a Georgia vs North Carolina tradition every spring.
  • Gammon are a type of fish native to rivers near Luton.

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Gammon (217 words)
For those who are unaware Gammon is from an Old Northern French word "Gambe" for hind- leg of the pig or ham.
All of our hams and gammon are cured using the over 300 year old "Wiltshire Cure" method.
It can be sliced to make gammon steaks, boiled to make ham sandwiches or baked according to the recipe below.
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