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Gourd \Gourd\, n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L.
cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin
basket, E. corb. Cf. {Cucurbite}.]
1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the
melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order
{Cucurbitace[ae]}; and especially the bottle gourd
({Lagenaria vulgaris}) which occurs in a great variety of
forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for
bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.
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2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd;
hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer.
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{Bitter gourd}, colocynth.
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Gourd \Gourd\, Gourde \Gourde\ n. [Sp. gordo large.]
A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Haiti, etc.
--Simmonds.
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Gourd \Gourd\, n.
A false die. See {Gord}. Gourd


Gord \Gord\, n. [Written also {gourd}.] [Perh. hollow, and so
named in allusion to a gourd.]
An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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