Definition of Gowpens

1. Noun. (plural of gowpen) ¹

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Definition of Gowpens

1. gowpen [n] - See also: gowpen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gowpens

gownboy
gownboys
gownd
gowned
gowning
gownless
gownlike
gownmaker
gownmakers
gownman
gownmen
gowns
gownsman
gownsmen
gowpen
gowpens (current term)
gox
goxes
goy
goyal
goyazite
goyim
goyisch
goyish
goys
gozzan
gozzans
gozzard
gozzards
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Literary usage of Gowpens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Whistle-binkie: A Collection of Songs for the Social Circle by John Donald Carrick, Alexander Rodger, David Robertson (1890)
"O KATIE'S worth gowpens ... O Katie's worth gowpens o'gowd to me, Gang favour, gang fortune, I carena a flee, My Katie's worth ..."

2. A Glossary of Words Used in Swaledale, Yorkshire by John Harland (1876)
"'Double gowpens' as much as the two open hands will hold, put edge to edge. ' They gat gold by gowpens' soon became rich. Grace, advantage. ..."

3. A Glossary of the Cleveland Dialect: Explanatory, Derivative, and Critical by John Christopher Atkinson (1868)
"With this last comp det er int' godt at grave gull med g'ubn: it is not well to dig gold by gowpens, quoted by Kok ; and at gribe guld ..."

4. A Glossary of Yorkshire Words and Phrases: Collected in Whitby and the by Francis Kildale Robinson (1855)
"Double gowpens," as much as the two hands put together will contain. " They got gold by gowpens," soon became ..."

5. A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use: With Their Etymology, and by John Trotter Brockett (1829)
"GoWPENS, both hands held together in form of a round vessel. " Gold in gowpens"—as much gold as both hands united can hold. ..."

6. A glossary of Yorkshire words and phrases, collected in Whitby and the by Francis Kildale Robinson (1855)
"Double gowpens," as much as the two hands put together will contain. " They got gold by gowpens," soon became ..."

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