gammer

[ gam-er ]

/ ˈgæm ər /

noun British Archaic.

an old woman.

Origin of gammer

1565–75; contraction of godmother; cf. gaffer

Words nearby gammer

gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray burst, gamma rays, gamma stock, gammat, gammer, gammon, gammopathy, gammy, Gamna-Gandy bodies, Gamna's disease

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Example sentences from the Web for gammer

Gillian sayd that Gammer Gurney, dissatisfyde last Friday with her dole, had bewitched the creame.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol VI.|Various
When you had put your self into a dogs skin, I pray how c'ud I help it; but gammer are not you a Witch?
Discovery of Witches|Thomas Potts
He seized his pen and wrote: "Gammer Gurton's Needle, a right pithy, pleasant, and merry comedy."
Henry VIII And His Court|Louise Muhlbach
My gammer sat her down on her pes, and bad me reach thy breeches, And by and by—a vengeance in it!
Gammer Gurton's Needle|Mr. S. Mr. of Art

The next day Gammer Denby came to tell me she was very ill and must have a good doctor.
The Measure of a Man|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

British Dictionary definitions for gammer

gammer

/ (ˈɡæmə) /

noun

rare, mainly British a dialect word for an old woman: now chiefly humorous or contemptuousCompare gaffer (def. 1)

Word Origin for gammer

C16: probably alteration of godmother or grandmother

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单词	gammer
释义	gammer [ gam-er ] / ˈgæm ər / noun British Archaic. an old woman. Origin of gammer 1565–75; contraction of godmother; cf. gaffer Words nearby gammer gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray burst, gamma rays, gamma stock, gammat, gammer, gammon, gammopathy, gammy, Gamna-Gandy bodies, Gamna's disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gammer Gillian sayd that Gammer Gurney, dissatisfyde last Friday with her dole, had bewitched the creame. The World's Greatest Books, Vol VI.\|Various When you had put your self into a dogs skin, I pray how c'ud I help it; but gammer are not you a Witch? Discovery of Witches\|Thomas Potts He seized his pen and wrote: "Gammer Gurton's Needle, a right pithy, pleasant, and merry comedy." Henry VIII And His Court\|Louise Muhlbach My gammer sat her down on her pes, and bad me reach thy breeches, And by and by—a vengeance in it! Gammer Gurton's Needle\|Mr. S. Mr. of Art The next day Gammer Denby came to tell me she was very ill and must have a good doctor. The Measure of a Man\|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr British Dictionary definitions for gammer gammer / (ˈɡæmə) / noun rare, mainly British a dialect word for an old woman: now chiefly humorous or contemptuousCompare gaffer (def. 1) Word Origin for gammer C16: probably alteration of godmother or grandmother Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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