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gambet

gambet noun: any bird of the obsolete genus Totanus, now principally in genus Tringa, including many called tattlers.

Noun

gambet (plural gambets)

  1. Any bird of the obsolete genus Totanus, now principally in genus Tringa, including many called tattlers.

Forms of gambet

pluralgambets

Origin of gambet

From French gambette or Italian gambetta.

Questions about gambet

What does gambet mean?
Gambet means any bird of the obsolete genus Totanus, now principally in genus Tringa, including many called tattlers.
What part of speech is gambet?
Gambet is a noun.
What is the plural of gambet?
The plural of gambet is gambets.

Words near gambet in the dictionary

  1. gambers
  2. gambes
  3. gambeson
  4. gambesoned
  5. gambesons
  6. gambet
  7. gambets
  8. Gambia
  9. Gambia fever
  10. Gambian
  11. Gambians

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