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Webster 1913 Edition
Gully
Gul′ly
,Noun.
pl.
Gulles
(#)
. [
Etymol
. uncertain
] A large knife.
[Scot.]
Sir W. Scott.
Gul′ly
,Noun.
pl.
Gullies
(#)
. [
Formerly gullet
.] 1.
A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water; a short deep portion of a torrent’s bed when dry.
2.
A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
[Eng.]
Gully gut
, a glutton.
[Obs.]
Chapman.
– Gully hole
, the opening through which gutters discharge surface water.
Gul′ly
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gullied
(#)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gullying
.] To wear into a gully or into gullies.
Gul′ly
,Verb.
I.
To flow noisily.
[Obs.]
Johnson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gully
GUL'LY
,Noun.
GUL'LY
,Verb.
T.
GUL'LY
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
gully
gully
English
Alternative forms
- gulley (Etymology 1)
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”)
Translations
a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside
A road drain
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Related terms
- gullet
- gully gut
- gully hole
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.
Etymology 2
Scots gully, of unknown origin.
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: