gourd
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/ɡʊəd/
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/ɡʊəd/ · /ɡɔːd/ · /ɡʊɚd/ · /ɡɔɹd/
Definition of gourd
6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
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noun
- Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
- A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
- The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
- (obsolete)Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
- (informal)Loaded dice.
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(slang)A person's head.
“I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.
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