goster
Britishverb
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to laugh uncontrollably
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to gossip
Etymology
Origin of goster
C18: from earlier gauster, from Middle English galstre, of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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"Stop your goster," said Dunphy, "and come in—isn't he inside here?"
From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
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