GULLIES

Noun

gullies

plural of gully

Verb

gullies

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gully

Anagrams

• ligules

Source: Wiktionary


GULLY

Gul"ly, n.; pl. Gulles. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain]

Definition: A large knife. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Gul"ly, n.; pl. Gullies. Etym: [Formerly gullet.]

1. A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry.

2. A grooved iron rail or tram plate. [Eng.] Gully gut, a glutton. [Obs.] Chapman.

– Gully hole, the opening through which gutters discharge surface water.

Gul"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gullied; p. pr. & vb. n. Gullying.]

Definition: To wear into a gully or into gullies.

Gul"ly, v. i.

Definition: To flow noisily. [Obs.] Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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