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Gibson

Gibson

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Proper noun

Gibson

  1. An English and Scottish patronymic surname.
  2. A manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars.

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Gibson (plural Gibsons)

  1. A cocktail made with gin and vermouth, garnished with cocktail onions. [from 20th c.]
    • 1962, Allen Drury, A Shade of Difference:
      "I doubt it, Tommy," the Majority Leader said, coming up behind him so unexpectedly that the little Justice jumped and almost spilled his Gibson.
    • 1968, Ross Macdonald, The Instant Enemy:
      I found Willie in the airport bar drinking a Gibson.

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