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goll

goll noun: a hand.

Noun

goll (plural golls)

  1. (obsolete) A hand.
    • Then give me thy Princely goll, which thus I kisse, to whom I crouch and bow; But see my royall sparke, this head-strong swarme that follow me humming like a master Bee, have I led forth their Hives, and being on wing, and in our heady flight, have seazed him shall suffer for thy wrongs.1609, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Philaster
    • Give me thy goll, thou are a noble girl.1622, Thomas Dekker, The Noble Spanish Soldier

Proper noun (1)

goll

  1. (dialectal, euphemistic) God
    • 'I dunno what you mean,' says Jim. 'Yes, ye do, goll darn ye!' says Dick, 'yes, ye do.1900, Edward Noyes Westcott, The Christmas Story from David Harum
    • By goll! that's all I'm good for to take on now.1919, Various, The Best Short Stories of 1917

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Goll

Goll (plural Golls)

  1. A surname.

Forms of goll

Noun
pluralgolls
Proper noun
pluralGolls

Origin of goll

From God.

Questions about goll

What does goll mean?
Goll means a hand.
What part of speech is goll?
Goll can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of goll?
The plural of goll is golls.

Words near goll in the dictionary

  1. golira
  2. goliras
  3. golis
  4. golkakra
  5. Golkonda
  6. goll
  7. Golla
  8. Golladay
  9. Golladays
  10. Gollaher
  11. Gollahers

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