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gossoon
[ go-soon ]
noun
- a boy; lad.
gossoon
/ ɡɒˈsuːn /
noun
- a boy, esp a servant boy
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Origin of gossoon1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gossoon1
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Example Sentences
Gossoon,' he says, 'put a keg iv sherry wine on th' ice,' he says.
Another form often used is gossoon, which is derived from Irish:—gas, a stem or stalk, a young boy.
The divil a pin's point does it matther what comes of me, so that luck lays a howld of the little gossoon.
A minister came the way, and he riding upon a fine horse, and he said to the gossoon, "Where does this road bring you?"
I'll be alone to-night when the gossoon is asleep, and ye can dhrap in, and tell me what ye like, av ye plaze.'
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