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gaby¹ | Gaby; A stupid or foolish person; an idiot; a fool. [OED]
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Gad, Gadding |
To go from one place to another, to wander; esp. to wander about with no serious object, stopping here and there, to rove idly.
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gaffed(1) | Gaff; to gamble, especially on the toss of a coin. [OED]
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gag |
A ‘made-up’ story; a piece of deception, an imposture, a lie. [OED]
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gagging |
The process of carrying out a piece of deception, or imposture, inventing a story or telling a lie. See Gag
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Gaited¹ | Started (N.W.England)
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gaiters |
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Gallipot(1) | A small earthen glazed pot, esp. one used by apothecaries for ointments and medicines. (in jest or contempt). One who handles gallipots; an apothecary. Culinary vinegar was sold on draught in pharmacies as late as 1960
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gallon¹ |
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gammon'd¹ | Gammoned: Made a fool of, duped [OED]
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gammon¹ | Absurd, worthless, or manifestly false talk or ideas; rubbish, nonsense. 'Gammon and Spinach': nonsense, rubbish; humbug [OED]
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Ganger¹ | Ganger: Leader of a gang of navvies who was often a sub-contractor for their labour.
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garrotter¹ | Garrotters: Street robbers who stole from people in the street using actual or threatened violence. Garrotte robbery was initially used to describe a particular form of violence used but Garrotter came to be applied to any street robber. [i] The first newspaper references to Garrotters appeared in 1856 [ii] and the Norfolk News of 27th December 1856 printed a description of an anti-garrotting device. There was a second garrotting panic in 1862 which resulted in the Garrotters Act of 1863 [iii] References:
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gated¹ | Driven [Palmer, Roy - A Touch on the Times Songs of Social Change 1770 to 1914 (Penguin Education, 1974) pp 62]
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gauze¹ | A very thin, transparent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton. [OED]
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gazetteer |
A Geographical index [OED]
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gendarme¹ | A soldier, either mounted or on foot (French gendarme à cheval, -- à pied), who is employed in police duties [OED]
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Gentleman's gentleman |
A man-servant performing duties chiefly relating to the person of his master; a gentleman's personal attendant. A valet. (OED)
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Gent’s own gentleman |
See Gentleman’s gentleman
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geordie² | A boat used to transport coal, especially from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to London |