subs. (common).—A simpleton; a GAPESEED (q.v.). Fr., un gobemouche; une éponge. For synonyms, see BUFFLE and CABBAGE-HEAD.
1886. BESANT, The World Went Very Well Then, ch. xxix. But Jack persisted, and I rose too. ‘Go then!’ the Admiral roared, with a great oath. ‘Go then, for a brace of GULPINS!’
