Meanings
- colloquialeuphemisticSynonym of gazelle in the garden.
Jerry Hart leaned over to whisper in Carey's ear: "Why don't someone tell Washburn there's a gazelle on the lawn?" he said. Carey turned a puzzled look at him. "That crumb he's got there on his lip! We call it a 'gazelle on the lawn' out home. Some one ought to put him wise; it may grow there."
1916, Charles Gilman Norris, The Amateur, page 63Synonyms: gazelle in the garden
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of gazelle in the garden.
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gazelle on the lawn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gazelle%20on%20the%20lawn
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