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noun
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any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
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EXPAND(initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Minnesota (used as a nickname).
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COLLAPSE(initial capital letter) Computers.
a.
a protocol for a menu-based system of accessing documents on the Internet.
b.
any program that implements this protocol.
verb (used without object)
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Mining.
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to mine unsystematically.
b.
to enlarge a hole, as in loose soil, with successively larger blasts.
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Gophering
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Origin:
1785–95; earlier megopher, magopher gopher tortoise; of obscure origin; spelling copies gopher wood
1785–95; earlier megopher, magopher gopher tortoise; of obscure origin; spelling copies gopher wood
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Word Origin & History
gopher
1812, Amer.Eng., perhaps an Anglicization of Louisiana Fr. gaufre "honeycomb, waffle," said to have been used by Fr. settlers of small mammals on analogy of the structure of their burrows, from O.Fr. gaufre, of Frank. origin. The rodent was the nickname of people from Arkansas (1845) and later Minnesota
EXPAND(1872). The gopherwood tree of the Bible (used by Noah to make the ark, Gen. vi:14) is unrelated; it is from Heb. gofer, perhaps meaning the cypress.
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Slang Dictionary
gopher definition[ˈgofɚ]and gofer
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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