noun
- the practice of whaling ships meeting at sea to exchange news, supplies, or social visits
Usage: nautical; historical
verb
- present participle of 'gam': to visit or meet socially (especially of whaling ships at sea)
- present participle of 'gam': to show off one's legs
Usage: nautical; historical
Usage: informal; dated
Examples
- The whaling captains looked forward to gamming with other ships during their long voyages.
- Gamming allowed isolated crews to share stories and receive letters from home.
- The two vessels were gamming when they spotted a large pod of whales.
- In old Hollywood films, actresses were sometimes praised for their gamming legs.
- The sailors enjoyed gamming with the crew of the neighboring ship.