Nearby words
gaullist, gault, gaultheria, gaultier, gaum, gaumless, gaun, gaunt, gaunt, john of, gauntlet, gauntlet bandage
Origin of gaumless
1740–50; dial. (Scots, N England) gaum heed, attention (Middle English gome < Old Norse gaumr; akin to Gothic gaumjan to observe) + -less
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Examples from the Web for gaumless
Nay, aw dooant know, but my mother's been callin' him 'gaumless,' happen that's it.
Yorkshire Ditties, First Series|John HartleyYon were gaumless words, and bitter did I rue iver having spokken 'em.
More Tales of the Ridings|Frederic Moorman
British Dictionary definitions for gaumless
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