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Gurt

//ˈɡɜːɹt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of great. UK, West-Country, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling

    "Then I opens the cupboard door and I sees a gurt big spider looking up at me."

Noun
  1. 1
    A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift.
  2. 2
    Acronym of Genetic use restriction technology, a generic term for proposed methods to restrict use of genetically modified plants by activating modified genes only by certain stimuli, particularly to ensure the sterility of any seeds. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Origin obscure. Possibly a metathesis of gutter.

Etymology 2

From Middle English girt, gert, a metathetic variant of gret (“great”). More at great.

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