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gazoons

gazoons is the plural of gazoon.

Meaning of gazoon

Noun

gazoon (plural gazoons)

  1. (Northern Ireland) A young farm boy.
    • "… devil don't it subtract a bit before the thing goes skylarkin' as it will before—500–550—say this is no place for a gazoon that wants to see Father O'Houlihan before he kicks the bucket," and Pat strode off with the subtleness that bespoke youth and fine trim.1938 (reprinted 1970), John Ellberg, Tales of a Rambler, page 217
  2. (nonce-word) A close body of men.
    • A close gazoon the horsemen made,
      Douglas and Morison the head,
      And through the ranks impetuous bore,
      By dint of lance and broad claymore, […]1819, “The Queen's Wake”, in Dumlanrig, the Sixteenth Bard's Song, 6th edition, James Hogg, page 277

Questions about gazoons

What is gazoons the plural of?
Gazoons is the plural of gazoon.

Words near gazoons in the dictionary

  1. gazoomph
  2. gazoomphed
  3. gazoomphing
  4. gazoomphs
  5. gazoon
  6. gazoons
  7. gazoos
  8. gazoz
  9. gazpacho
  10. gazpachos
  11. Gaztambide

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