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gammon

[gam-uhn] / ˈgæm ən /


NOUN
thigh
Synonyms


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“Just because it's traditional to have turkey doesn't mean we have to. If you’re not bothered by it, get a cheaper cut of meat like a chicken or a gammon joint,” he says.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2022

Until recently, Laira Green Primary School in Plymouth served local Cornish beef for its roast dinners every Thursday, but has now switched to gammon as a cheaper alternative.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2022

Her ham in cola is a treasure of a dish that calls for boiling a gammon in two liters of Coca-Cola, with an onion chucked in for mellow savoriness.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021

Pork has chosen to call itself gammon exclusively.It has also marketed a new dish called Gammon Stewcontaining 90 grams of potato to 1 gram of gammon.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2011

I should’ve just gone while I had the chance, but the dogs had prehistoric fangs, deranged eyes, gammon tongues, and steel chains round their necks.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell