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• gubbins — plural noun Brit. informal [treated as sing. or plural] miscellaneous items; paraphernalia. ↘[treated as sing.] a gadget. Origin C16 (in the sense fragments ): from obs. gobbon piece, slice, gob , from OFr.; prob. related to gobbet …   English new terms dictionary

• gubbins — ► PLURAL NOUN Brit. informal 1) (treated as sing. or pl. ) miscellaneous items; paraphernalia. 2) (treated as sing. ) a gadget. ORIGIN originally in the sense «fragments»: from obsolete gobbon «piece, slice, gob», from Old French …   English terms dictionary

• gubbins — n. Brit. 1 a set of equipment or paraphernalia. 2 a gadget. 3 something of little value. 4 colloq. a foolish person (often with ref. to oneself). Etymology: orig. = fragments, f. obs. gobbon: perh. rel. to GOBBET …   Useful english dictionary

• gobone — var. gobbon n., Obs …   Useful english dictionary

• goboun — var. gobbon n., Obs …   Useful english dictionary

• gobyn — var. gobbon n., Obs …   Useful english dictionary

• gowbin — variant of gobbon n. Obs., gobbet …   Useful english dictionary

• gubbon — variant of gobbon. Obs …   Useful english dictionary