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gammer
Word definitions for gammer in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"old woman," 1570s, contraction of grandmother (corresponding to gaffer , but according to OED representing a different construction).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gammer \Gam"mer\ (g[a^]m"m[~e]r), n. [Possibly contr. fr. godmother; but prob. fr. grammer for grandmother. Cf. Gaffer .] An old wife; an old woman; -- correlative of gaffer , an old man.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) An old woman.
Usage examples of gammer.
Patrel led the weary Warrows to the tents of his squad, they could hear Thornwalkers calling farewell to Gammer Alderbuc as the granther prepared to ride back to Northdell, to set out on his journey back to the town of Northdune along the Upland Way.
Here the gaffers and gammers, whose dancing days were over, told stories of great impressiveness, and at intervals surveyed the advancing and retiring couples from the same retreat, as people on shore might be supposed to survey a naval engagement in the bay beyond.
But take them down English-style—you know, as if you were ten old gammers comparing grandchildren.