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–noun
a deep, narrow ravine, esp. one marking the course of a stream or torrent.
Origin:
1825–35;
cf. Brit. dial.
gulch, gulsh
to run with a full stream, gush, (of land) to sink in, ME
gulchen
to spew forth, gush; expressive word akin to
gulp
,
gush
,
etc.
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gulch
(gŭlch)
n. A small ravine, especially one cut by a torrent.
[Perhaps from dialectal
gulch
,
to gush, (of land) to sink in
, from Middle English
gulchen
,
to drink greedily, to spew
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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gulch
1832, Amer.Eng., perhaps from obsolete or dial. Eng.
gulsh
"sink in" (of land), "gush out" (of water), from M.E.
gulchen
"to gush forth, to drink greedily."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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