| Gourd (gourd) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Gourd |
| [F. gourde, OF.
cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L. cucurbita gourd
(cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin basket, E.
corb. Cf. Cucurbite.] |
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.
A dipper or other vessel made from the
shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle.
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A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba,
Hayti, etc.
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