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GULLYING
Verb
gullying
present participle of gully
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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