verb🔗ShareSalerTo cure bacon by salting."My grandfather spends his weekends gammoning bacon in his smokehouse, a skill passed down through generations. "Mon grand-père passe ses week-ends à saler le bacon dans son fumoir, un savoir-faire transmis de génération en génération.foodagricultureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBattreTo beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).""Even though Mark was ahead, Maria kept gammoning him in their backgammon match, delaying his victory and preventing him from bearing off any stones." "Même si Mark était en tête, Maria continuait de le battre à leur partie de backgammon, retardant sa victoire et l'empêchant de sortir des pions.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLier avec des cordesTo lash with ropes (on a ship)."The sailors were gammoning the spar to the mast to secure it before the storm hit. "Les marins liaient la vergue au mât avec des cordes pour la fixer avant que la tempête ne frappe.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTromper, duperTo deceive; to lie plausibly to.""He was gammoning when he said he'd finished his homework; I saw him playing video games the whole time." "Il a dupé quand il a dit qu'il avait fini ses devoirs ; je l'ai vu jouer à des jeux vidéo tout le temps.communicationlanguagecharacterwordmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHaubanage du bout-dehors d'un bateauRope lashings on the bowsprit of a boat."The sailor carefully checked the gammoning on the bowsprit, making sure the lashings were tight before setting sail. "Le marin vérifia attentivement le haubanage du bout-dehors, s'assurant que les amarrages étaient serrés avant de mettre les voiles.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading