gomeril
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gomeril
C19: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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As if I mattered a tup's head, the silly gomeril, bless him!
From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.
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)
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
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
“The gomeril is much obliged,” said I. “And was not this prettily done?” he went on.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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