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gawvison

gawvison is the alternative spelling of gorbuson.

Meaning of gorbuson

Noun

gorbuson (plural gorbusons)

  1. (archaic) A stupid person; a simpleton; an idiot.
    • When I got into the kitchen, my mother looks at me; 'Sam,' says she, 'what have you done with your waistcoat?' 'Why, noat,' says I, and I looked down at it; and, like a great gorbuson as I was, I had forgot to put it on, and there if I hadn't bin to church without my waistcoat.1836, Charles Hooton, The Adventures of Bilberry Thurland, volume 2, page 98
    Synonyms:
    idiot

Forms of gawvison

pluralgawvisons

Questions about gawvison

What is gawvison the alternative spelling of?
Gawvison is the alternative spelling of gorbuson.

Words near gawvison in the dictionary

  1. gawth
  2. Gawthorpe
  3. Gawthrop
  4. gawths
  5. Gawthwaite
  6. gawvison
  7. gawvisons
  8. Gaxiola
  9. Gaxiolas
  10. gay
  11. gay 90s

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