gossoon

[ go-soon ]

/ gɒˈsun /

noun Irish English.

a boy; lad.

Origin of gossoon

1675–85; <Irish garsún boy <Anglo-French, Old French garçon

Words nearby gossoon

gossan, Gosse, gossip, gossipmonger, gossipy, gossoon, gossypol, gossypose, go stag, go steady, goster

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Example sentences from the Web for gossoon

It's more than forty years ago, an' though I was no more nor a gossoon myself, I remimber it like yestherday.
The Purcell Papers|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
He is a raal jewel, that gossoon o' mine, an' the light of his father's eyes.
Rossmoyne|Unknown
Not bad travelling, Captain, for a bit of a gossoon like that.'
Jack Hinton|Charles James Lever
Bill, don't lane on that boy on the ridge wid you; he's not much more nor a gossoon; give him a start of you.
All-Hallow Eve; or, The Test of Futurity.|Robert Curtis

The same cabin which had supplied the "live coal" was applied to by the gossoon (who kept the change), and it was quickly brought.
The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur

British Dictionary definitions for gossoon

gossoon

/ (ɡɒˈsuːn) /

noun

Irish a boy, esp a servant boy

Word Origin for gossoon

C17: from Old French garçon

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单词	gossoon
释义	gossoon [ go-soon ] / gɒˈsun / noun Irish English. a boy; lad. Origin of gossoon 1675–85; <Irish garsún boy <Anglo-French, Old French garçon Words nearby gossoon gossan, Gosse, gossip, gossipmonger, gossipy, gossoon, gossypol, gossypose, go stag, go steady, goster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gossoon It's more than forty years ago, an' though I was no more nor a gossoon myself, I remimber it like yestherday. The Purcell Papers\|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu He is a raal jewel, that gossoon o' mine, an' the light of his father's eyes. Rossmoyne\|Unknown Not bad travelling, Captain, for a bit of a gossoon like that.' Jack Hinton\|Charles James Lever Bill, don't lane on that boy on the ridge wid you; he's not much more nor a gossoon; give him a start of you. All-Hallow Eve; or, The Test of Futurity.\|Robert Curtis The same cabin which had supplied the "live coal" was applied to by the gossoon (who kept the change), and it was quickly brought. The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.\|E. Rameur British Dictionary definitions for gossoon gossoon / (ɡɒˈsuːn) / noun Irish a boy, esp a servant boy Word Origin for gossoon C17: from Old French garçon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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