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Definition of Gorgers
1. gorger [n] - See also: gorger
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gorgers
Literary usage of Gorgers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hants, Berks, Oxford by William Cobbett (1908)
"... gorgers, together with gluttons, drunkards, and debauchees of all descriptions,
female as well as male, resort, at the suggestion of silently laughing ..."
2. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1893)
"... are such gorgers of mere animal food as our ow» j the art of preparing
vegetables, pulse, and rooter Is scarcely known in this country. ..."
3. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1894)
"... he had lost his patriotism; he labelled our English classes the skimmers, the
gorgers, the grubbers, and stigmatized them with a friendly air; ..."
4. The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten (1874)
""Rotten gorgers" are those hungry lads who hang about Covent Garden Market, and
devour the discarded fruit. Gorgor, a swell, a well-dressed, ..."
5. A New System of Practical Domestic Economy, Founded on Modern Discoveries (1827)
"... by the bacon gorgers of Hampshire. That indefatigable economist observes, that
a scanty dinner is a matter of no moment, provided that we can prolong ..."
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