gomeril
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gomeril
C19: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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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 Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
I have proved myself a gomeril this night.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
“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 Robert Louis Stevenson
Halliday's a liar, and ye're naething but a gomeril to hearken till him, Cuddie.
From Old Mortality, Volume 2. by Sir Walter Scott
As if I mattered a tup's head, the silly gomeril, bless him!
From The Yeoman Adventurer by George W. Gough
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