gam
/ɡæm/
verb
- To visit and chat with someone, especially at sea.
- We gamed with the fishermen about the best catch spots.
- The crews would gam whenever their ships met.
- They spent the afternoon gaming on the pier.
noun
- A social visit or conversation, especially among whalers or sailors.
- After months at sea, the sailors looked forward to a gam with another ship.
- They had a friendly gam on the deck before parting ways.
- The two captains enjoyed a long gam about their voyages.
- A herd of whales.
- The lookout spotted a large gam of whales off the starboard side.
- The whalers chased the gam across the ocean.
- A gam of humpbacks surfaced near the boat.