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gom⋅been

  [gom-been]
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–noun Irish English.
usury.
Origin:
1860–65; < Ir gaimbín interest, esp. exorbitant interest, lit., bit, small piece, dim. of gamba lump, hunk
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gom·been   (gŏm-bēn')   
n.   Irish
Usury.

[Irish Gaelic gaimbín, diminutive of gamba, smidgen, lump.]
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