Lexicographical Neighbors of Gumphions
Literary usage of Gumphions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guy Mannering by Walter Scott (1910)
"... with their batons and gumphions of tarnished white crape, in honour of the
well-preserved maiden fame of Mrs. Margaret Bertram. ..."
2. Selections from the Records of the Kirk Session, Presbytery, and Synod of by John Stuart, Church of Scotland Synod of Aberdeen (1846)
"24, Baptism and marriage only to be in time of preaching 189 24, No gumphions at
burials 190 24, If the minister exceed his glass in preaching, ..."
3. Glasgow and Its Clubs: Or, Glimpses of the Condition, Manners, Characters by John Strang (1856)
"&e. followed by their deputies, bearing gumphions. Mute, bearing a lighted torch.
A member of the Royal Commission, bearing the Burgh Reform Act. The ..."
4. Typical Selections from the Best English Writers: With Introductory Notices (1876)
"... with their batons, and gumphions of tarnished white crape, in honour of the
well-preserved maiden fame of Mrs. Margaret Bertram. ..."
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