Difference between Ham and Gammon

What is the difference between Ham and Gammon?

Ham as a noun is the region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. while Gammon as a noun is the lower or hind part of a side of bacon.

Ham

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. (countable) The thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat. The thigh of a hog cured for food. The back of the thigh. An actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style. A person whose hobby is ham radio. The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.

Example sentence: I said you could sue a ham sandwich. It's not going to change anything. Well, you can audit a ham sandwich, and it's not going to change anything.

Gammon

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The lower or hind part of a side of bacon.A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not taken a single stone; (also, rarely, backgammon, the game itself).A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cure bacon by salting.To lash with ropes (on a ship).To deceive, to lie plausibly.To beat by a gammon (without the opponent taking a stone).

We hope you now know whether to use Ham or Gammon in your sentence.

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