"gawvison" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gawvisons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gawvison (plural gawvisons)
  1. (archaic, Northern England) Alternative spelling of gorbuson Tags: Northern-England, alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: gorbuson
    Sense id: en-gawvison-en-noun-V8f-EJxe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Northern England English

Inflected forms

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