gonoph

G2O1N1O1P3H4

noun

Dated spelling of ganef.

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Meanings

noungonoph (plural gonophs)

plural gonophs

  1. Dated spelling of ganef.

    If the smallest Gonoph about town were crouching at the bottom... Inspector Field would nose him with a finer scent than an ogre's, when adventurous Jack lay trembling in his kitchen copper.'

    1851 June 14, “On Duty with Inspector Field”, in Charles Dickens, editor, Household Words

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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