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GOURD
gourd, calabash
(noun) bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
gourd, gourd vine
(noun) any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
gourd
(noun) any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gourd (plural gourds)
Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
(obsolete) Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
(informal) loaded dice.
(slang) Head.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gourd, n. Etym: [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L. cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin basket, E. corb. Cf. Cucurbite.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitaceæ; and especially the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.
2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. Chaucer. Bitter gourd, colocynth.
Gourd, n.
Definition: A false die. See Gord.
Gourd, Gourde n. Etym: [Sp. gordo large.]
Definition: A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Hayti, etc. Simmonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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