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gossoon
[ go-soon ]
/ gɒˈsun /
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noun Irish English.
a boy; lad.
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Origin of gossoon
1675–85; <Irish garsún boy <Anglo-French, Old French garçon
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gossoon
/ (ɡɒˈsuːn) /
noun
Irish a boy, esp a servant boy
Word Origin for gossoon
C17: from Old French garçon
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