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词汇 gossoon
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Definition of gossoon in English:

gossoon

noun ɡɒˈsuːnɡɑˈsun
Irish
  • A lad.

    〈爱尔兰〉少年,小伙子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He told Dublin relief workers to round up 700 poor gossoons and colleens.
    • Well, they were going through a village, and a whole army of gossoons were hunting a poor dog with a kettle tied to his tail.
    • My little boy has got at the chocolate and he has eaten it all - the gossoon!
    • Old pilots and young, fishermen and gossoons, they swept out from creek and headland in their swift Mayo skiffs.
    • There was ne'er a gossoon in the village dared tread on the tail of my coat.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French garçon 'boy'.

Definition of gossoon in US English:

gossoon

nounɡäˈso͞onɡɑˈsun
Irish
  • A lad.

    〈爱尔兰〉少年,小伙子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well, they were going through a village, and a whole army of gossoons were hunting a poor dog with a kettle tied to his tail.
    • There was ne'er a gossoon in the village dared tread on the tail of my coat.
    • Old pilots and young, fishermen and gossoons, they swept out from creek and headland in their swift Mayo skiffs.
    • My little boy has got at the chocolate and he has eaten it all - the gossoon!
    • He told Dublin relief workers to round up 700 poor gossoons and colleens.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French garçon ‘boy’.

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