Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gam"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gam \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gam \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gam \Gam\, v. t. (Naut.)
To have a gam with; to pay a visit to, esp. among whalers at
sea.
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