English Dictionary

gam

/ɡæm/

verb

(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To pay a social visit on another ship at sea. / (US, dialect) To engage in social intercourse anywhere.

The sailors gammed together before setting sail.

意味（1）

(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To pay a social visit on another ship at sea.

Although most whalemen looked forward to gamming and enjoyed these ocean-borne gatherings, there were at least a few whalemen who either grew weary of them, or just weary of gamming so often with the same ships over and over.

意味（2）

(US, dialect) To engage in social intercourse anywhere.