GURGE

Etymology 1

Verb

gurge (third-person singular simple present gurges, present participle gurging, simple past and past participle gurged)

(obsolete) To swallow up.

Etymology 2

Noun

gurge (plural gurges)

(obsolete) A whirlpool.

Anagrams

• Ugger, ugger

Source: Wiktionary


Gurge, n. Etym: [L. gurges.]

Definition: A whirlpool. [Obs.] The plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge Boils out from under ground. Milton.

Gurge, v. t. Etym: [See Gorge.]

Definition: To swallow up. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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