01 n. The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays.
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The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Gammoning fashion —
in the style of gammoning lashing, that is, having the turns of rope crossed.
Gammoning hole —
a hole cut through the knee of the head of a vessel for the purpose of gammoning the bowsprit.