Gamut
(Gam"ut) n. [F. gamme + ut the name of a musical note. F. gamme is fr. the name of the Greek
letter which was used by Guido d'Arezzo to represent the first note of his model scale. See Gamma,
and Ut.] (Mus.) The scale.
Gamy
(Gam"y) a.
1. (Cookery) Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting; high-
flavored.
2. (Sporting) Showing an unyielding spirit to the last; plucky; furnishing sport; as, a gamy trout.
Gan
(Gan) imp. of Gin. [See Gin, v.] Began; commenced.
Gan was formerly used with the infinitive to form compound imperfects, as did is now employed. Gan
regularly denotes the singular; the plural is usually denoted by gunne or gonne.
This man gan fall (i.e., fell) in great suspicion.
Chaucer.
The little coines to their play gunne hie
Chaucer. Later writers use gan both for singular and plural.
Yet at her speech their rages gan relent.
Spenser. Ganch
(Ganch) v. t. [Cf. F. ganche, n., also Sp. & Pg. gancho hook, It. gancio.] To drop from a
high place upon sharp stakes or hooks, as the Turks dropped malefactors, by way of punishment.
Ganching, which is to let fall from on high upon hooks, and there to hang until they die.
Sandys. Gander
(Gan"der) n. [AS. gandra, ganra, akin to Prov. G. gander, ganter, and E. goose, gannet.
See Goose.] The male of any species of goose.
