释义 |
[ gom-been ] / gɒmˈbin /
Origin of gombeen1860–65; <Irish gaimbín interest, especially exorbitant interest, literally, bit, small piece, diminutive of gamba lump, hunk Words nearby gombeengolp, Golschmann, Goltz, GOM, Gombe, gombeen, gombeenism, gombeen-man, Gomberg, gombo, gombroon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gombeenAt Burtonport we found the “Gombeen man,” of Dungloe, represented by a very large “store.” Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888)|William Henry Hurlbert This poor innocent was charging just 60 per cent., but his terms were lavishly liberal as compared with those of the gombeen man. Disturbed Ireland|Bernard H. Becker There are no “Gombeen men” here, he says, and no usurious shopkeepers. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888)|William Henry Hurlbert They vary in wealth and position from the humblest 'gombeen man' to the millionaire banker. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official|William Sleeman
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