gomeril
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gomeril
C19: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Wasn't she the jewel of the world altogether, an' how could he ever have been such a gomeril as to doubt her?
From North, South and over the Sea by Francis, M.E. (Mrs. Francis Blundell)
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
As if I mattered a tup's head, the silly gomeril, bless him!
From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.
I have proved myself a gomeril this night.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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
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