gam
(noun) a herd of whales
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gam (plural gams)
(slang) A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.
gam (plural gams)
Collective noun used to refer to a group of whales, or rarely also of porpoises; a pod.
(by extension) A social gathering of whalers (whaling ships).
gam (third-person singular simple present gams, present participle gamming, simple past and past participle gammed)
(nautical, ambitransitive) To pay a social visit on another ship at sea.
(US, dialect) To engage in social intercourse anywhere.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gam, n. [Orig. uncert.] (Naut.) (a) A herd, or school, of whales. (b) A visit between whalers at sea; a holding of social intercourse between those on different vessels at sea, or (Local U. S.) between persons ashore.
Gam, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gam"ming.] (Naut.) (a) To gather in a gam; -- said of whales. (b) To engage in a gam, or (Local, U. S.) in social intercourse anywhere.
Gam, v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To have a gam with; to pay a visit to, esp. among whalers at sea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
