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gourdful (ˈgɔəd-, ˈgʊədfʊl) [f. gourd1 + -ful.] As much as a gourd will hold.1859 R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geogr. Soc. XXIX. 335 A guest is received with a gourdful of beer. 1877 Squier Peru (1878) 538 He responded to all our inquiries by insisting that we should take a gourdful of turbid c...
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▪ I. gourd1 (gɔəd, gʊəd) Forms: 4–6 goord(e, gourde, gowrd(e, (5 gurd, 6 goward(e, gord, 8 goard), 4– gourd. [ad. F. gourde, repr. L. cucurbita.] 1. a. The large fleshy fruit of the trailing or climbing plants of the family Cucurbitaceæ; spec. the fruit of Lagenaria vulgaris, which when dried and ho...
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