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Definition of: gourd
(gôrd, gōrd, g
rd) noun
1. The melonlike fruit of certain plants of the cucurbit family, having a hard rind, as the pumpkin, squash, etc.
2. The fruit of any of various bottle gourds of the genus Lagenaria.
3. The plant that bears this fruit, or a vessel, as a dipper, made of its shell.
4. A hollow die used by gamblers for cheating. [<F gourde <L cucurbita gourd]
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