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gull
1
[guhl] 
–noun
| any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME gulle, perh. < Welsh gŵylan, Cornish guilan (cf. F goéland < Breton gwelan)
1400–50; late ME gulle, perh. < Welsh gŵylan, Cornish guilan (cf. F goéland < Breton gwelan)
Related forms:
gull-like, adjective
gull
2 [guhl] –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to deceive, trick, or cheat. |
–noun
| 2. | a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe. |
Origin:
1540–50; perh. akin to obs. gull to swallow, guzzle
1540–50; perh. akin to obs. gull to swallow, guzzle
Synonyms:
1. cozen, dupe, fool, bamboozle, hoodwink.
1. cozen, dupe, fool, bamboozle, hoodwink.
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| gull 1 (gŭl) n. Any of various chiefly coastal aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having long wings, webbed feet, a thick, slightly hooked beak, and usually gray and white plumage. [Middle English gulle, possibly of Brythonic origin.] |
| gull 2 (gŭl) n. A person who is easily tricked or cheated; a dupe. tr.v. gulled, gull·ing, gulls To deceive or cheat. [Probably from gull, to swallow (obsolete), from Middle English golen, to pretend to swallow, from gole, throat, perhaps from Old French goule; see gullet.] |
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Gull
Gull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gulling.] [Prob. fr. gull the bird; but cf. OSw. gylla to deceive, D. kullen, and E. cullibility.] To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud. The rulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed. --Dryden. I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service. --Coleridge.Gull
Gull\, n. 1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. --Shak. 2. One easily cheated; a dupe. --Shak.Gull
Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.] (Zo["o]l.) One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera. Note: Among the best known American species are the herring gull (Larus argentatus), the great black-backed gull (L. murinus) the laughing gull (L. atricilla), and Bonaparte's gull (L. Philadelphia). The common European gull is Larus canus. Gull teaser (Zo["o]l.), the jager; -- also applied to certain species of terns.
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Language Translation for : gull
Spanish:
gaviota,
German:
die Möwe,
Japanese:
かもめ
gull
c.1430 (in a cook book), probably from Brythonic Celtic, cf. Welsh gwylan "gull," Cornish guilan, Breton goelann; all from O.Celt. *voilenno-. Replaced O.E. mæw.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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