gau
noun
ˈgau̇
plural gaus
-au̇z
or gaue -au̇ə
1
: a region or district in German tribal organization including two or more marks and inhabited by kindred tribes
2
: one of the 20 party districts into which Germany including Austria was divided by the National Socialists
Word History
Etymology
German, from Old High German gouw-, gewi district, region; akin to Old English -gē district, region (in place names), Old Frisian gā, Old Saxon -gō (in place names), Gothic gawi; all probably from a prehistoric West Germanic-East Germanic compound whose components are represented respectively by Old High German gi- (perfective and collective prefix) and ouwa land by water, meadow
- eat (something) up
- eat (up)
- eat a horse
- eat alive
- eat away
- eat crow
- eat dust
- eat humble pie
- eat light
- eat my dust!
- eat one out of house and home
- eat one's heart out
- eat one's words
- eat out
- eat out of one's hand
- eat out of someone's hand
- eat right
- eat run kill the clock
- eat run out the clock
- eat someone or something for lunch
- eat someone's lunch
- eat someone's or something's lunch
- eat something up
- eat up
- eat up kill the clock