gomeril
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gomeril
C19: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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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
Carlyle describes him as talking and behaving like a "gomeril," and amusing the town by walking about in a huge gray plaid, which was supposed to be an advertisement, suggested by his publisher.
From Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by Saintsbury, George
Eden stared at her friend with the astonishment of a gomeril at a contortionist.
From Eden An Episode by Saltus, Edgar
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
And she shoved him away from her for a foolish gomeril, trying not to smile at him, and declaring it was little he cared that he was leaving her, indeed.
From The End of the Rainbow by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
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