goglet

[ gog-lit ]

noun(esp. in India)
  1. a long-necked container, especially for water, usually of porous earthenware so that its contents are cooled by evaporation.

Origin of goglet

1
1690–1700; <Portuguese gorgoleta (diminutive of gorja throat), akin to French gargoulette (diminutive of gargoule throat); see gargle

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How to use goglet in a sentence

  • Com-plete in every particular,' said Hurree Babu, rolling into the balcony to clean his teeth at a goglet. '

    Kim | Rudyard Kipling
  • The king was hard pressed by the queen, and at last forced water from his own goglet into the Ray's mouth.

    Chaitanya's Life And Teachings | Krishna das Kaviraja

British Dictionary definitions for goglet

goglet

gurglet

/ (ˈɡɒɡlɪt) /


noun
  1. a long-necked water-cooling vessel of porous earthenware, used esp in India: Also called: guglet (ˈɡʌɡlɪt)

Origin of goglet

1
C17: from Portuguese gorgoleta a little throat, from gorja throat; related to French gargoule; see gargle

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