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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GOMACH, n. A fool, a simpleton (Uls.⁴ 1954). [′go:məx]Per. a.1837 R. Nicoll Poems (1842) 74:
And why should Kate care for a gomach like me?Uls. 1898 J. Barlow Ir. Idylls 37:
Mrs Brian . . . was inwardly calling herself a big stupid gomach for alluding to Thady.