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Definition of Gapeseed
1. n. Any strange sight.
2. n. A person who looks or stares gapingly.
Definition of Gapeseed
1. Noun. Something to be gaped at; any strange sight. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gapeseed
1. something that causes wonder [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gapeseed
Literary usage of Gapeseed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland by William Dickinson (1880)
"gapeseed, sb. what one can see or spy out ; what catches the eye. ' They came in
here just for gapeseed, for they had no erran'.' Gar, v. to make or cause. ..."
2. Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: Revised and Corrected ...by Francis Grose by Francis Grose (1823)
"A hurdle : traitors being usually conveyed from the gaol to the place of execution
on a hurdle or sledge. gapeseed. Sights, any thing to feed the eye. ..."
3. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"gapeseed, sb. what one can see or spy out; what catches the eye. ' They came in
here just for gapeseed, for they had no erran'.' Gar, v. to make or cause. ..."
4. A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose (1785)
"gapeseed, sights, any thing to feed the eye; I am come abroad for a little gapeseed.
GARNISH, an entrance fee demanded by the old prisoners, ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Gar, r. to make or cause, Garron, ,--ft. an old horse. gapeseed, #6. what one
can see or spy out; what catches the eye. Gash, sb. a rent or gap. ..."
6. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland by William Dickinson (1880)
"gapeseed, sb. what one can see or spy out ; what catches the eye. ' They came in
here just for gapeseed, for they had no erran'.' Gar, v. to make or cause. ..."
7. Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: Revised and Corrected ...by Francis Grose by Francis Grose (1823)
"A hurdle : traitors being usually conveyed from the gaol to the place of execution
on a hurdle or sledge. gapeseed. Sights, any thing to feed the eye. ..."
8. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"gapeseed, sb. what one can see or spy out; what catches the eye. ' They came in
here just for gapeseed, for they had no erran'.' Gar, v. to make or cause. ..."
9. A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose (1785)
"gapeseed, sights, any thing to feed the eye; I am come abroad for a little gapeseed.
GARNISH, an entrance fee demanded by the old prisoners, ..."
10. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Gar, r. to make or cause, Garron, ,--ft. an old horse. gapeseed, #6. what one
can see or spy out; what catches the eye. Gash, sb. a rent or gap. ..."
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