great gross
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of great gross
First recorded in 1525–35
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Beneath the baking streets, on a broiling subway platform, the Gentleman Scholar and his date run into a colleague and her heavyset husband, whose pores leak great gross torrents of sweat.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2014
He was a great gross man, and his colour came and went on a large over-fed face; so that his uneasiness was obvious.
From London to Ladysmith via Pretoria by Winston Churchill
Give her a ton of hay and one sack of peanuts a day, and she's just as placid as a great gross of guinea pigs.
From From Place to Place by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
Humph!" said Hilary, receiving it, "knives by the great gross.
From Kincaid's Battery by Alonzo Kimball
The great gross man looked upon his athletic young opponent, and folded his arms with a guttural chuckle.
From Mr. Justice Raffles by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
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