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gamashins, gamashons, gommawshens, gramashans, gramashens, gramashes, gramashes, gramashins, gramashons, grammaches, gramoches, greymashes, grommashens, gumashins,
gamashins [gəˈmaʃənz]
also gramashins [grəˈmaʃənz], gramashes
n. Gamashes, a kind of leggings or gaiters of worsted or other material. Long gaiters or leggings made of cloth or leather.
gammon,
gammon [ˈɡamən]
n. The ham or haunch of a swine especially when smoked and cured.
gamf, gamfle, gamp, gamph, gamphil, gamphill, gamphle, gampie, gample, gampy, gaump, gawmp, gumf, gump, gumph,
gamp [gamp]
also gamph [gamf],
n. sl. The mouth.
v. To gape widely. To eat or drink greedily, to devour hurriedly, to gulp.
 
gampy
adj. Gaping, over-large, having many bare, empty spaces.
 
gample [gampl]
also gamphle [gamfl]
v. To idle, dally.
 
gump [gʌmp] gumph [gʌmf]
v. To stutter. To search, grope for, catch fish with hands.
ganch, ganches, gandge, gandges, gange, ganges, gansh, ganshes, gaunch, gaunches, gaunsh, gaunshes, gunsh, gunshes,
ganch [ganʃ, S. genʃ, MN. gan(d)ʒ]
n. U. A stupid, dull-witted or clumsy person. MN. A projecting or drooping lower jaw.
pl. ganches
v. S. C. U. To snatch at anything with open jaws, to stammer, stutter. MN. To show the gums, to grin.
gandaguster, gandie, gandiego, gandiegow, gandiegowl, gandigo, gandigooster, gandigow, gandigowe, gandigowl, gandigowster, gandigust, gandiguster, gandy, gandygo, gandy-goe, gandy-goes, gandygow, gandygow, gyndagooster,
gandie [ˈgande, gandi]
n. Pert, foolish talk. A braggard.
v. To talk in a blustering, boastful or pert way.
 
gandigowe [ˈgandɪˈgʌu, gandiˈgo]
n. NN. I. An uproar, a noisy quarrel, blustering talk, a loud complaint. A squall of wind and rain.
 
gandigowl [N. I. -ˈgʌu(l], -ˈgʌu, -ˈgo]: An uproar, a noisy quarrel, blustering talk, a loud complaint, a squall of wind and rain. A nonsensical prank.
 
gandigowster [ˈgandɪˈgʌustər, -ˈgʌstər]
n. A strong, sudden gust of wind.
gaenfore, gamfer, ganfer, ganfir, gonfer, gonfert,
ganfer [I. ˈganfər]
n. A ghost, apparition. An atmospheric sign or phenomenon. A portent, any supernatural phenomenon. An unwieldy, uncouth person.
gangs, gangse, gans, gaungs, gauns, gengs, gings, gins, gons, gyangs,
gangs [gjaŋz, gɪŋz]
n. NN.b. A springed set of sheep-shears.
gansel, ganseled, gansell, ganselled, gansellt, ganselt,
gansel [ˈgansəl]
n. Garlic sauce. A sour, ill-natured person. Insolent language. A severe rebuke, a scolding. An unpleasant shock.
v. To scold, upbraid, to make an impudent retort.
pt. pp. ganselt adj. Fed-up.
chersey, gainzie, gairnsey, ganjie, gansae, gansay, gansey, gansie, gansy, ganzee, ganzie, ganzy, geansaidh, gensey, genzie, genzy, guensey, jerjy, jersey,
gansey [ˈganzi, ˈgɛnzi]
n. A Guernsey jersey [ˈdʒɛrzi]. A sweater.
gant, gaunt,
gant [gant]
n. WC. NEC. MN. The gannet Morus bassanus

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