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  • noun Plural form of gom.

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Examples

  • “Zo instrogtion is feenished, and now goms entertainment, ha?”

    The Lunatic at Large 1907

  • ` ` Zo instrogtion is feenished, and now goms entertainment, ha? ''

    The Lunatic At Large 1905

  • ` ` Do zey suppose ve vish to eat like -- --? '' he began, and then laying his hand on his friend's sleeve, he whispered, ` ` She goms! ''

    The Lunatic At Large 1905

  • Sidesen dat, jes 'gimme one'r de claws er dat mole, an' lemme hang hit roun 'de neck uv a baby whar cuttin' his toofs, an 'I boun' you, ev'y toof in his jaws gwine come bustin 'thu his goms widout nair' a ache er a pain ter let him know dey's dar.

    The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Various 1887

  • In the first division are various goms, or Egyptian sceptres and staffs, some of ebony and some of wood; and the blade of a war-axe, with the name of Thothmes III. inscribed upon it.

    How to See the British Museum in Four Visits W. Blanchard Jerrold 1855

  • We used to meet in the Chinese company, or quarter, curious processions of men, with marked or painted faces, having kettle-drums, gom-goms, and tambourines.

    Old Jack William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • The roaring music of gom-goms never stops during the performance.

    Old Jack William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • This is used to explicitly show why the Stylus and Digitizing tablet is a better Human-Computer Interface than the traditional Keyboard and Mouse. pc assistant personal pda stroke plm level strok key klm goms model cognitive digital pen tablet digitizing digitizer stylus

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • “Do zey suppose ve vish to eat like — —?” he began, and then laying his hand on his friend’s sleeve, he whispered, “She goms!”

    The Lunatic at Large 1907

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