Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door.
Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
He asked the store manager, "Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that"s him," he replied.
The stranger couldn"t help but be amused.
"That certainly doesn"t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
n. (pl. -im or -s) jewish name for a non-jew. [hebrew, = people]
GPO
abbr. General post office.
GUM
arabic n. Gum exuded by some kinds of acacia.
- —n. - a viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs. B adhesive substance made from this.
- us chewing gum.
- = *gumdrop.
- = *gum arabic.
- = *gum-tree. —v. (-mm-) 1 (usu. Foll. By down, together, etc.) Fasten with gum.
- apply gum to. gum up colloq. Interfere with the smooth running of. [greek kommi from egyptian kemai]
- n. (usu. In pl.) Firm flesh around the roots of the teeth. [old english]
- n. by gum! Colloq. By god! [corruption of god]
GUN
dog n. Dog trained to retrieve game shot by sportsmen.
- —n. - weapon consisting of a metal tube from which bullets or other missiles are propelled with great force, esp. By a contained explosion.
- starting pistol.
- device for discharging insecticide, grease etc., in the required direction.
- member of a shooting-party.
- us gunman. —v. (-nn-) 1 a (usu. Foll. By down) shoot (a person) with a gun. B shoot at with a gun.
- go shooting.
- (foll. By for) seek out determinedly to attack or rebuke. go great guns colloq. Proceed vigorously or successfully. Stick to one's guns colloq. Maintain one's position under attack. [perhaps an abbreviation of the scandinavian woman's name gunnhildr, applied to cannon etc.]
GUT
—n. - the intestine.
- (in pl.) The bowel or entrails.
- (in pl.) Colloq. Personal courage and determination; perseverance.
- slang stomach, belly.
- (in pl.) A contents. B essence.
- a material for violin strings etc. B material for fishing-lines made from the silk-glands of silkworms.
- (attrib.) A instinctive (a gut reaction). B fundamental (a gut issue). —v. (-tt-) 1 remove or destroy the internal fittings of (a house etc.).
- remove the guts of (a fish). hate a person's guts colloq. Dislike a person intensely. [old english]
GUV
n. Slang = *governor 7. [abbreviation]
GUY
—n. - colloq. Man; fellow.
- effigy of guy fawkes burnt on 5 nov. —v. Ridicule. [guy fawkes, name of a conspirator]
- —n. Rope or chain to secure a tent or steady a crane-load etc. —v. Secure with a guy or guys. [probably low german]
GYM
n. Colloq. - gymnasium.
- gymnastics. [abbreviation]
GAEL
n. - scottish celt.
- gaelic-speaking celt. [gaelic gaidheal]
GAFF
—n. - a stick with an iron hook for landing large fish. B barbed fishing-spear.
- spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is bent. —v. Seize (a fish) with a gaff. [provençal gaf hook]
- n. Slang blow the gaff reveal a plot or secret. [origin unknown]
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