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gummy
/ˈɡʌmi/
adj 4noun 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, best, blue, cute, drunk, floppy, giant, most
VERB + GUMMY
ate, bought, find, gave, like, likes, made, rubs
GUMMY + NOUN
grin, shark, sharks, worms
PREP.
around, in
ADV.
also, then
Definitions
adj
1
Showing the gums.
a gummy grin
noun
1
Clipping of gummy shark.
Over there [the UK], gummies are called smooth hound and a six kilo fish would stop the nation.
2007, Bill Classon, Fishing Guide to Victoria′s Coastline, Australian Fishing Network, page 60, Western Port is a great location to find gummies. […] Gummy sharks are one of the favoured species in Western Port and for good reason: they put up a strong fight and feed of fresh flake is pretty hard to beat.
2
A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth.
adj
1
Resembling gum (the substance).
2
Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
the gummie bark of Firr or Pine
Then rubs his gummy eyes.
3
Thick; fat.
Probably, in times gone by, when flowing gowns were seldom worn in England, some fashionable dame of high degree, having splay feet, or gummy ankles, might have put them under cover.
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a gummy grin
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Over there [the UK], gummies are called smooth hound and a six kilo fish would stop the nation.
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2007, Bill Classon, Fishing Guide to Victoria′s Coastline, Australian Fishing Network, page 60, Western Port is a great location to find gummies. […] Gummy sharks are one of the favoured species in We
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This area of vast mudflats is right at the top of the port is home to some of the best gummy shark fishing around.[…]As the water drops, the feeding gummies drop off the banks and wait in the channels
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the gummie bark of Firr or Pine
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Then rubs his gummy eyes.
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