gammon

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Couples who fail to convince are given a bit of gammon as a consolation prize and must walk through the town behind an empty chair.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024

Her ham in cola is a treasure of a dish that calls for boiling a gammon in two liters of Coca-Cola, with an onion chucked in for mellow savoriness.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021

We have an idea of Cameron as an empty suit – he’s remarkably forgettable for someone who has a face like a gammon travel iron.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2015

I'll be having a fresh fruit yoghurt for lunch, the same thing I have every day, and I've got a bit of boiled gammon for dinner.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2014

I should’ve just gone while I had the chance, but the dogs had prehistoric fangs, deranged eyes, gammon tongues, and steel chains round their necks.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell