GOS'SIP, noun 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, verb intransitive To prate; to chat; to talk much. 1. To be a pot-companion. 2. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI