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Goll vs Foll - What's the difference?

goll | foll |

As nouns the difference between goll and foll

is that goll is (obsolete) hand while foll is .

As a proper noun goll

is (euphemistic) god.

goll

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) hand
  • * {{quote-book, year=1609, author=Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, title=Philaster, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Then give me thy Princely goll , which thus I kisse, to whom I crouch and bow; But see my royall sparke, this head-strong swarme that follow me humming like a master Bee, have I led forth their Hives, and being on wing, and in our heady flight, have seazed him shall suffer for thy wrongs. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1622, author=, title=The Noble Spanish Soldier, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Give me thy goll , thou are a noble girl. }}

    Etymology 2

    From God

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (euphemistic) God
  • * {{quote-book, year=1900, author=Edward Noyes Westcott, title=The Christmas Story from David Harum, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage='I dunno what you mean,' says Jim. 'Yes, ye do, goll darn ye!' says Dick, 'yes, ye do. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1919, author=Various, title=The Best Short Stories of 1917, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=By goll ! that's all I'm good for to take on now. }} ----

    foll

    English

    ===(en)=== (en-abbr)
  • (knitting) follow; following
  • * 2009 , Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller, Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible (page 71)
    • Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 sts rem.
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