Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), n. [fr. gamba leg.]
   a leg. [slang]
   [PJC]

	

	Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]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.]

	

	Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), v. t. (Naut.)
   To have a gam with; to pay a visit to, esp. among whalers at
   sea.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

	

	Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]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.]

	

	gam
    n 1: a herd of whales

	

	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