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Gawn

Gawn \Gawn\ (g[add]n), n. [Corrupted fr. gallon.] A small tub or lading vessel. [Prov. Eng.]
--Johnson.

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gawn

Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete UK dialect English) A small tub or lading vessel. Etymology 2

vb. (context eye dialect English) eye dialect spelling of certain regional pronunciations of going.

Usage examples of "gawn".

Donel hauled Gawn to his feet as the captain wiped away the blood from his nose.

Symin flung himself between Tarja and Gawn, forcibly holding Tarja back.

Although Gawn had been a year or two ahead of Loclon when they were cadets, their friendship was a recent one.

Even Gawn, who knew the southern border well, was at a loss to explain how near a thousand Hythrun Raiders could cross into Medalon without being noticed.

He had no problem with cash these days, but it was time Gawn did something to earn such generosity.

In return for his service to the Overlord, Loclon would relieve Gawn of his most onerous possession.