Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - gammon

 I. noun  Etymology: Anglo-French gambon ham, from gambe, jambe leg, from Late Latin gamba — more at gambit  Date: 15th century  1. chiefly British ham 2  2. chiefly British  a. a side of bacon  b. the lower end of a side of bacon  II. noun  Etymology: perhaps alteration of Middle English gamen game  Date: circa 1734  1. archaic back~  2. the winning of a back~ game before the loser removes any men from the board  III. transitive verb  Date: 1735 to beat by scoring a ~  IV. verb  Date: 1789  intransitive verb  1. to talk ~  2. pretend, feign  transitive verb deceive, fool  V. noun  Etymology: perhaps from argot to give (someone) ~ to distract a victim during a robbery  Date: 1805 talk intended to deceive