'gadder
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| —vb , gads, gadding, gadded | |
| 1. | (intr; |
| —n | |
| 2. | carefree adventure (esp in the phrase onorupon the gad) |
| [C15: back formation from obsolete gadling companion, from Old English, from gæd fellowship; related to Old High German gatuling] | |
| 'gadder1 | |
| —n | |
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'gadder
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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