gourd Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
    calabash.
  2. noun any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
  3. noun any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
    gourd vine.

WordNet

Gourd noun
Etymology
F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L. cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin basket, E. corb. Cf. Cucurbite.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitaceæ; 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.
  2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. Chaucer.
Gourd noun
Definitions
  1. A false die. See Gord.
Gourd, Gourde noun (Also<
  • Gourd
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Etymology
Sp. gordo large.
Definitions
  1. A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Hayti, etc. Simmonds.

Webster 1913