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gubbins

/ˈɡʌb.ɪnz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Fragments; parings; scraps (especially of fish).
  2. Assorted stuff, especially if of little value; tat.
  3. Silly person; fool.
  4. A half-savage race said to live in Devonshire, described by the pastoral poet William Browne, among others.
  5. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology / origin

Ante 1553. From gobbin (“piece, portion, slice”), from Middle English goboun, from Anglo-Norman gobon. Compare with English gobony (“line of alternating squares”).

  1. gobony(English)→
  2. gobon(xno)→
  3. goboun(Middle English)→
  4. gubbins (English)
  5. Relations: der, der, cog

Related words

goboun(Middle English)gobon(xno)gobony(English)

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