Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Gammon \Gam"mon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gammoned} (-m[u^]nd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Gammoning}.]
To make bacon of; to salt and dry in smoke. [1913 Webster]
Gammoning \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.
Gammoning \Gam"mon*ing\, n. [From 4th {Gammon}.]
The act of imposing upon or hoaxing a person. [Colloq.]