gaston

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/ˈɡæstən/

noun

A grip using one hand with the thumb down and elbow out.

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Meanings

gaston1

noungaston (plural gastons)

plural gastons

  1. climbingA grip using one hand with the thumb down and elbow out.
  2. YorkshirearchaicA daredevil; a high-spirited person.

    A! He is a gaston, there's nowt'll stop him.

    1893 July 1, Leeds Mercury Supplement
verbgaston (third-person singular simple present gastons, present participle gastoning, simple past and past participle gastoned)

present singular third person gastons · participle present gastoning · participle past gastoned · past gastoned

  1. climbingTo hold using such a grip

Gaston2

proper noun
  1. A surname from Old Northern French.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname or from French, of occasional usage.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gaston

baston
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Anagrams

sontagTsongaGatsonStangogostan
Cite this entry
APA

gaston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaston

MLA

“gaston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaston. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gaston,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaston.

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