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GULCH
gulch, flume
(noun) a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
gulch (third-person singular simple present gulches, present participle gulching, simple past and past participle gulched)
(obsolete) To swallow greedily; to gulp down.
(obsolete) To fall heavily.
Noun
gulch (plural gulches)
A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.
(obsolete) An act of gulching or gulping.
(obsolete) A glutton.
Source: Wiktionary
Gulch, n.
1. Act of gulching or gulping. [Obs.]
2. A glutton. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
3. A ravine, or part of the deep bed of a torrent when dry; a gully.
Gulch, v. t. Etym: [OE. gulchen; cf. dial. Sw. gölka to gulch, D. gulzig greedy, or E. gulp.]
Definition: To swallow greedily; to gulp down. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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