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Gourd

//ɡʊəd// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
  2. 2
    bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd wordnet
  3. 3
    A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
  4. 4
    any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds wordnet
  5. 5
    The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
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  1. 6
    any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds wordnet
  2. 7
    Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers. obsolete
  3. 8
    Loaded dice. informal
  4. 9
    A person's head. slang

    "I got so stoned last night. I was out of my gourd."

Etymology

From Middle English gourde, from Anglo-Norman gurde, gourde, from Latin cucurbita. Doublet of cucurbit.

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