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Gawm

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of gom (foolish person). alt-of, alternative

    ""E-y-e-s front ! Och, luk in front av ye, for the love o' marcy, an' don't be bigger gawms than y'are." Again he took up his parade before the squad."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of gum (make sticky, or impair the function of) alt-of, alternative, dialectal

    "In just about a month to-morrow morning we'll crunch the candy into the rug at every step, and all we touch will be gawmed up and sticky."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of gorm (gawk, gape) UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal

    ""Ay, 'tis indeed," she went on, "and Mistress Ruth has eyes an' ears, an' uses 'em to better purpose than some folks I know" — and she threw a significant glance at her bewildered better half — "as can only stand gaffin' and gawmin' at a body.""

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