[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gam \gam\ ga^m, n. orig. uncert., perh. from gammon, talk.
   1. naut. a herd, or school, of whales.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   2. 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.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   3. 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.
      webster 1913 suppl.

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gam \gam\ ga^m, n. fr. gamba leg.
   a leg. slang
   pjc

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gam \gam\ ga^m, 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.
       webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
gammed gam"ming 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gam \gam\ ga^m, v. t. naut.
   to have a gam with; to pay a visit to, esp. among whalers at
   sea.
   webster 1913 suppl.

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

62 moby thesaurus words for "gam":
   ankle, army, bayonet legs, be closeted with, bowlegs, bunch, calf,
   causerie, chat, cnemis, colony, coze, cozy chat, drift, drive,
   drove, drumstick, flock, foreleg, friendly chat, gamb, gambrel,
   gang, gigot, gossip, ham, heart-to-heart talk, herd, hind leg,
   hock, host, jamb, kennel, knee, leg, limb, litter, little talk,
   make conversation, pack, pod, podite, popliteal space, prattle,
   pride, prittle-prattle, school, scissor-legs, shank, shin, shoal,
   skulk, sloth, stems, stumps, tarsus, tete-a-tete, tittle-tattle,
   trip, troop, trotters, visit

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