My dictionary lists the word four times with completely different sources and meaning. The second one is listed as British Informal -- misleading or nonsensical talk. There's also a nautical term, a backgammon term, and a word for ham.
I don't use the word in any of the forms, though I remember reading it in books, probably from British authors. The meaning is usually understandable from the context of the story. Alice in Oregon -- sun, breeze, flowers blooming > Lynn wrote: > > <The only place I've ever seen "gammon" was in > Beatrix Potter's "The Pie and > the Patty-Pan", where the magpie says "Gammon and > spinach!"> To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
