Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, slang
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noun
Collective noun used to refer to a group of whales, or rarely also of porpoises; a pod.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A social gathering of whalers (whaling ships).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Abbreviation of gynandromorph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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verb
To pay a social visit on another ship at sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
To engage in social intercourse anywhere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dialectal
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noun
a herd of whales
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herd
History
From Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gamb, gamba, jamb, and jambe. Compare gammon and ham.
Uncertain but surely formed within English; etymons may include game or gammon.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
