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gaumless
[ gawm-lis ]
/ ˈgɔm lɪs /
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adjective Chiefly British Informal.
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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
Words nearby gaumless
Gaullist, gault, gaultheria, Gaultier, gaum, gaumless, gaun, gaunt, gauntlet, gauntlet bandage, gauntry
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How to use gaumless in a sentence
What is it maks a gaumless muff Grow rich, an' roll i' lots o' stuff, Woll better men can't get enough?It's sooap.
Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series|John HartleyNay, aw dooant know, but my mother's been callin' him 'gaumless,' happen that's it.
Yorkshire Ditties, First Series|John Hartley"They say he's no good at anything—a harmless mafflin; he was a long gaumless gawky when he went awa," said Richard Turnbull.
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3|Joseph Sheridan Le FanuYon 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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