Game

gam, n. Sport of any kind; jest; frolic a con- trivance, arrangement, or institution, furnishing sport or amusement use of such a game a single match at play; contest; tiling gained, as the stake in a game animals pursued by sportsmen scheme pursued; plan; project. — a. Ready to fight to the last, like a game-cock brave resolute pert, to those animals hunted for game. — v. [gamed (gamd), gaming.] To play at any sport: to play for a stake or prize; to gamble. [AS. gamen, a game, OS. and Ic. gam an, mirth, OHG. gam an, joy.]— To make game of. To make sport of, mock, ridicule. — To die g. To maintain an unyielding spirit to the last. — Game'ne , n. Endurance; pluck. — Game's ome, -sum, a. Gay frolicsome. — Gamy, gam'!, a. (Cookery.) Having the flavor of dead game kept uncooked until nearly tainted. (Sporting.) Showing gamene . — Game's ter, n. One who plays at games a gambler. — Game'-cock, n. A cock bred sun, cube, full moon, fd6t cow, oil GAP — to fight. keeper, n. One who has care of game, esp. in a preserve. — Gam'mon, n. An imposition, hoax, humbug the game of back gammon.— v. To beat in back gammon by removing all one's counters before one's antagonist has removed any to impose on by improbable stories to humbug. — Gam'ble, v. [-bled (-bid), -bling.] 1 r play or game for stakes. — v. To squander by gaming. [Dim. of game.] — Gam 'bier, n.