Gaws

n.

Heard in Mayo

A phonetic spelling of gas, referring to town gas or suspicious odours.

In use

Do you smell gaws coming from the kitchen pipes again?

Posh English

Do you perceive an olfactory trace of gas emanating from the kitchen plumbing again?

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