Read full poem →As in some Irish houses, where things are so-so,
One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show;
But, for eating a rasher of what they take pride in,
Dictionary Entry
A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. gammontheological gammonet gammonwr gammonmd gammongammon mastergammon mr
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Poetry examples for “gammon”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →As in some Irish houses, where things are so so,
One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show: 10
But for eating a rasher of what they take pride in,
Read full poem →HURRY UP PLEASE IT’S TIME
Well, that Sunday Albert was home, they had a hot gammon,
And they asked me in to dinner, to get the beauty of it hot—