gully
See also: Gully
English
Alternative forms
- gulley (Etymology 1)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʌli/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌli
Etymology 1
From Middle English golet, from Old French goulet, from Latin gula (“throat”).
Noun
gully (plural gullies)
- A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
- A small valley.
- (Britain) A drop kerb.
- A road drain.
- (cricket) A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
- (Britain) A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
Synonyms
- gill (“cleft, ravine”)
Related terms
- gullet
- gully gut
- gully hole
Translations
a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside
Verb
gully (third-person singular simple present gullies, present participle gullying, simple past and past participle gullied)
- (obsolete) To flow noisily.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)
- (transitive) To wear away into a gully or gullies.
Noun
gully (plural gullies)
- (Scotland, northern UK) A large knife.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, page 139:
- With that I made my mind up, took out my gully, opened it with my teeth, and cut one strand after another...
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, page 139:
Scots
Etymology
Origin unknown.
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