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 Gluttony.Gnomes (1 syl.), 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Gna’tho.
 
A vain, boastful parasite in the Eunuch of Terence (Greek, gnathon, jaw, meaning “tongue-doughty”).   1
 


 Gluttony.Gnomes (1 syl.), 

 
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