Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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GLAWM
Construct:
Noun, Verb
Definition:
A rough caress, to grab, to snatch, to fondle roughly (sexual connotations).
Use:
He made a glawm at her.
He grabbed at her.
Derivation:
Irish 'Glám' - to grasp, to clutch.
(Dinneen)
And note 'to grasp, to clutch at' (Ireland, Scotland, Cumbria).
(Wright)
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