GOS'SIP, n. 1. A sponsor; one who answers for a child in baptism; a godfather.2. A tippling companion. And sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl.3. One who runs from house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler. [This is the sense in which the word is now used.]4. A friend or neighbor.5. Mere tattle; idle talk.GOS'SIP, v.i. To prate; to chat; to talk much. 1. To be a pot-companion.2. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
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