govison

English

Noun

govison (plural govisons)

1. (archaic, Northern England) Alternative spelling of gorbuson
   • 1882, William Marshall, “Pursuit”, in Strange Chapman, volume 1, page 153:

     "Theer, govison, (blockhead) tak that," and Jack flings maliciously at him the wisp of rushes wherewith he has rubbed down his own bemudded person.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:gorbuson.

References

• Wright, Joseph (1900) The English Dialect Dictionary‎^[1], volume 2, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 581