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Garsun
Lost Words All-Ireland
A boy or young man, particularly a servant or assistant. Less common than "gasun" but still heard in older speech.
EXAMPLE USAGE
"He started as a garsun in the shop, now he owns three of them."
ETYMOLOGY
From Norman French "garcon" via Irish.
HISTORICAL NOTES
A word fading from use, replaced by the diminutive "gasun." Represents an older layer of Irish-English vocabulary.
RELATED WORDS
gasunservantapprentice