Gashly, adj. (common).—A vulgarism for ghastly.
Gaskins, subs. (old).—Wide hose; wide breeches. [From Galligaskins.
Johnson says, ‘an old ludicrous word.’]
Gasp, subs. (common).—A dram of spirits. For synonyms, see Go.
Verb. (common).—To drink a dram, e.g., ‘Will you gasp?’ = Will you take
something neat.
Gaspipe, subs. (nautical).—1. An iron steamer, whose length is nine or
ten times her beam. [At one time a ship’s length but rarely exceeded
four and a half to five times the beam.]