bam \bam\ (b[a^]m), n. [Prob. a contr. of bamboozle.]

An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. --Garrick. [1913 Webster]

To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams. --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Bam \Bam\, v. t. To cheat; to wheedle. [Slang] --Foote. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Bam \Bam\ (b[a^]m), n. [Prob. a contr. of bamboozle.]

An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. --Garrick.

To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams. --Prof. Wilson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bam \Bam\, v. t. To cheat; to wheedle. [Slang] --Foote.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)