gomeril
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gomeril
C19: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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The same faithful gomeril is to despatch this letter by the express along with those of the wiseacres, so that you may hear Tom Fool in company with Solomon.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Hoots, ye gomeril, be off noo, an' the puir lad wantin' ye.
From Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail by Connor, Ralph
He'd rather get the better o' Graeme in an argyment as settle wi' him over twenty sons, the ould gomeril.
From The Turn of the Road A Play in Two Scenes and an Epilogue by Mayne, Rutherford
But I think a man would be a gomeril that didna give his attention to the same.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Halliday's a liar, and ye're naething but a gomeril to hearken till him, Cuddie.
From Old Mortality, Volume 2. by Scott, Walter, Sir
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