govison

English

Noun

govison (plural govisons)

(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, volume 2, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 581

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