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GAMMONING

\ɡˈamənɪŋ], \ɡˈamənɪŋ], \ɡ_ˈa_m_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of GAMMONING

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

n. Lashing; seizing;â€”especially the lashing by which the bowsprit is attached to the prow of the ship.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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