Meanings
gamgee1
noungamgee (uncountable)
- UKdialectaluncountablecotton wool
Gamgee2
Origin
From Gamgee Tissue, a surgical dressing containing cotton wool, invented by Dr. Joseph Sampson Gamgee in Birmingham, England, in 1880.
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APA
gamgee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamgee
MLA
“gamgee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamgee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gamgee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamgee.
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