gomeril

/ ˈɡɒmərɪl /

noun

Origin of gomeril¹

C19: of uncertain origin

Mayhap he will be as David to your Goliath, thou great gomeril!

He'd rather get the better o' Graeme in an argyment as settle wi' him over twenty sons, the ould gomeril.

As if I mattered a tup's head, the silly gomeril, bless him!

Wasn't she the jewel of the world altogether, an' how could he ever have been such a gomeril as to doubt her?

Eden stared at her friend with the astonishment of a gomeril at a contortionist.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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