Definition of gypsies Gypsies
/ʤɪˈpsiz/ - [jipseez] -
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- gypsies (Noun)
Plural of gypsy. - gypsies (Noun)
Plural of gypsie.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gypsies (pl. )
of Gypsy
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gypsies
A set of vagrants, who, to the great disgrace of our police, are suffered to wander about the country. They pretend that they derive their origin from the ancient Egyptians, who were famous for their knowledge in astronomy and other sciences; and, under the pretence of fortune-telling, find means to rob or defraud the ignorant and superstitious. To colour their impostures, they artificially discolour their faces, and speak a kind of gibberish peculiar to themselves. They rove up and down the country in large companies, to the great terror of the farmers, from whose geese, turkeys, and fowls, they take very considerable contributions. When a fresh recruit is admitted into the fraternity, he is to
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