gomeril
/ (ˈɡɒmərɪl) /
noun
Scot a slow-witted or stupid person
Origin of gomeril
1C19: of uncertain origin
Words Nearby gomeril
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How to use gomeril in a sentence
Mayhap he will be as David to your Goliath, thou great gomeril!
The Black Douglas | S. R. CrockettHe'd rather get the better o' Graeme in an argyment as settle wi' him over twenty sons, the ould gomeril.
The Turn of the Road | Rutherford MayneAs if I mattered a tup's head, the silly gomeril, bless him!
The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. GoughWasn't she the jewel of the world altogether, an' how could he ever have been such a gomeril as to doubt her?
North, South and Over the Sea | M.E. Francis (Mrs. Francis Blundell)Eden stared at her friend with the astonishment of a gomeril at a contortionist.
Eden | Edgar Saltus
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