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Gibson en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɪbsən/

Etymology

From Gibb + -son.

Meanings

  1. A cocktail made with gin (or vodka) and vermouth, garnished with cocktail onions.
    • I found Willie in the airport bar drinking a Gibson. 1968, Ross Macdonald, The Instant Enemy:
    • "I doubt it, Tommy," the Majority Leader said, coming up behind him so unexpectedly that the little Justice jumped and almost spilled his Gibson. 1962, Allen Drury, A Shade of Difference:
  2. An acoustic or electric guitar made by the Gibson company.
    • We'd like to think that his spirit lives on under the western sky he so loved, strumming his Gibson somewhere and belting out a Woody Guthrie ballad to an audience of coyotes and rabbitbrush. 2008, Rick Rinehart, Amy Rinehart, Dare to Survive: Death, Heartbreak, and Triumph in the Wild, page xiv:
    • Many older Gibsons have become collector's items: […] But older Gibsons are also good player's guitars. 2000, Larry Sandberg, The Acoustic Guitar Guide:

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Synonyms

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Gibson en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɪbsən/

Etymology

From Gibb + -son.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Pulaski County, Arkansas.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city, the county seat of Glascock County, Georgia.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Washington County, Indiana.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Bay County, Michigan.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  12. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A hamlet in the town of Corning, Steuben County, New York.
  13. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Scotland County, North Carolina.
  14. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Mercer County, Ohio.
  15. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
  16. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.
  17. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
  18. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Gibson County, Tennessee.
  19. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
  20. (countable, uncountable) A community in Tiny township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  21. (countable, uncountable) A small town in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia.

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Deriveds

Gibson County · Port Gibson · Gibsonia · Gibsonian · Gibsonesque · Gibson City · Gibson ring