great gross
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of great gross
First recorded in 1525–35
Example Sentences
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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
The great gross man looked upon his athletic young opponent, and folded his arms with a guttural chuckle.
From Mr. Justice Raffles by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
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 Churchill, Winston
I’m going to get some five and ten cent store silver and a great gross of paper napkins.
From The Comings of Cousin Ann by Sampson, Emma Speed
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 Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
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