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gourd

[ US /ˈɡɔɹd/ ]
[ UK /ɡˈɔːd/ ]
NOUN
  1. any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
  2. bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
  3. any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds

How To Use gourd In A Sentence

  • Paraguay tea, which they call matte, as I mentioned before, is always drunk twice a day: this is brought upon a large silver salver, with four legs raised upon it, to receive a little cup made out of a small calabash or gourd, and tipped with silver. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
  • It seemed that every bar, no matter how tiny, had wedged a trio of musicians into a corner - one singing, one playing guitar and another scratching out a raspy beat on the guiro, a hollow gourd played with a stick.
  • Some men sat around the fire, cooking meat on sticks, drinking from gourds and laughing.
  • Once the cut has been made, scrape the inside using an old spoon to remove all the seeds and membrane attached to the sides and bottom of the gourd.
  • Two large washtubs or large gourds are placed next to each other and partially filled with water.
  • Bitter Gourd with Pigeon Pea-Tamarind Sauce (Pahakai Pitlai Kozhumbu) (Toor Dal – split pigeon peas - Cajanus cajan, Chana Dal – split skinless Desi chickpeas - Cicer arietinum, and Urad Dal – split black gram – Vigna mungo) 7. Archive 2009-04-01
  • Informally, we call someone who is not very bright "gourde". Gourde - French Word-A-Day
  • Products: Shrimp sauce white - gourd sauce, chilli oil.
  • Fruits and vegetables that love long, warm summers - melons, gourds, and corn - typically do well here.
  • Then he gave a sign, and the slave dipped a gourd full of quass and passed it to Ligoun, as was fit, for his was the highest rank. THE DEATH OF LIGOUN
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