About The Word Gully
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Gully
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What's The Definition Of Gully?
[n] deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
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A large knife. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
\Gul"ly\, n.; pl. {Gullies}. [Formerly gullet.] 1. A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry. 2. A grooved iron rail or tram plate. [Eng.] {Gully gut}, a glutton. [Obs.] --Chapman. {Gully hole}, the opening through which gutters discharge surface water. \Gul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gullied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gullying}.] To wear into a gully or into gullies. \Gul"ly\, v. i. To flow noisily. [Obs.] --Johnson. |
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