GUNSEL


Meaning of GUNSEL in English

[ 'gʌns(ə)l ]

■ noun US informal a criminal carrying a gun.

Origin

early 20th cent. (denoting a tramp's young companion): from Yiddish gendzel 'little goose', influenced by gun .

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