Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gully
Gully
gully
n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a water-worn ravine. 2 a deep artificial channel; a gutter or drain. 3 Austral. & NZ a river valley. 4 Cricket a the fielding position between point and slips. b a fielder in this position. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 form (channels) by water action. 2 make gullies in. Phrases and idioms gully-hole an opening in a street to a drain or sewer. Etymology: F goulet bottle-neck (as GULLET)
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I. noun (plural gullies) Etymology: short for English dialect ~ knife Date: 1582 a large knife, II. noun also gulley (plural gullies) Etymology: obsolete English ~ gullet, probably alteration of Middle English golet ravine, throat Date: 1637 a trench which was originally worn in the earth by running water and through which water often runs after rains, a small valley or gulch, III. verb (gullied; ~ing) Date: 1754 transitive verb to make gullies in, intransitive verb to undergo erosion ; form gullies ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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