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Added 2 October 2026

gam

/ɡæm/ symbol

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ISO 639-3 language code for Kandawo.

noun

A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.

noun

A group of whales, or rarely also of other large sea animals; a pod.
A social gathering of whalers (whaling ships).

verb

To pay a social visit on another ship at sea.
To engage in social intercourse anywhere.

Origin

From Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gamb, gamba, jamb, and jambe. Compare gammon and ham.

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