gonoph

English

Noun

gonoph (plural gonophs)

1. (dated) Alternative spelling of ganef
   • Charles Dickens, 'On Duty with Inspector Field', Household Words, June 14, 1851:

     If the smallest "Gonoph" about town were crouching at the bottom... Inspector Field would nose him with a finer scent than an ogre's, when adventurous Jack lay trembling in his kitchen copper.'