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gazelle on the lawn

gazelle on the lawn noun: synonym of gazelle in the garden.

Noun

gazelle on the lawn

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic) Synonym of gazelle in the garden.
    • Jerry Hart leaned over to whisper in Carey's ear:
      "Why don't someone tell Washburn there's a gazelle on the lawn?" he said.
      Carey turned a puzzled look at him.
      "That crumb he's got there on his lip! We call it a 'gazelle on the lawn' out home. Some one ought to put him wise; it may grow there."1916, Charles Gilman Norris, The Amateur, page 63

Synonyms of gazelle on the lawn

Questions about gazelle on the lawn

What does gazelle on the lawn mean?
Gazelle on the lawn means synonym of gazelle in the garden.
What part of speech is gazelle on the lawn?
Gazelle on the lawn is a noun.

Words near gazelle on the lawn in the dictionary

  1. Gazeley
  2. gazelle
  3. Gazelle Hound
  4. Gazelle Hounds
  5. gazelle in the garden
  6. gazelle on the lawn
  7. gazelled
  8. gazellelike
  9. gazelles
  10. gazelline
  11. gazelling

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