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Webster 1913 Edition
Gammoning
Gam′mon-ing
,Noun.
[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.