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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Gewgaw

(g hard). A showy trifle. (Saxon, ge-gaf, a trifle; French, joujou, a toy.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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