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gascoigne

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What does gascoigne mean?

proper noun

  1. A habitational surname from Old French.
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noun

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Gascon.

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They appear to have sold many manuscripts to Dr. Thomas Gascoigne (c.
Ernest Albert SavageOld English libraries : $b the making, collection, and use of books during the Middle AgesProject Gutenberg ebook #1615
“I,” quoth the Miller, “marked him busy about the door of a cellar, swearing by each saint in the calendar he would taste the smack of Front-de-Bœuf’s Gascoigne wine.”
Walter ScottIvanhoe: A RomanceProject Gutenberg ebook #82
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The Prince of Wales, though brave and generous, is said to have been wild and dissipated, and even to have drawn his sword on Gascoigne, the Chief Justice of the King’s Bench, because he was firm in dealing impartially with one of his dissolute companions.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699