Gord

//ɡɔː(ɹ)d// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. obsolete

    "And thy dry bones can reach at nothing now, But gords or nine-pins"

  2. 2
    A medieval Slavonic fortified settlement, typically a group of wooden houses surrounded by a wall of earth and wood, with a palisade running along the top of the bulwark.
  3. 3
    Acronym of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given name Gordon.
  2. 2
    Pronunciation spelling of God. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

Synonyms

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gastroesophageal refluxheartburn

Example

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"And thy dry bones can reach at nothing now, But gords or nine-pins"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Perhaps hollow, and so named in allusion to a gourd.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ. Doublet of yard and garth.

Etymology 3

Clipping of Gordon. Second sense is a pronunciation spelling.

Related phrases

acid refluxgastric refluxgiven name

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