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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of gurges (“whirlpool”). alt-of, alternative

   "The plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge Boils out from under ground […]"

Verb

1. 1
   To swallow up. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

back streambackflowbackwashbackwatercentrifugatecentrifuge

Example

More examples

"The plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge Boils out from under ground […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

See gorge.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from gurges, taken to be a plural.

Related phrases

swallow up

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