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gullies

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gul·ly

1[guhl-ee] noun, plural -lies, verb, -lied, -ly·ing.
noun Also, gulley (for defs. 1,2).
1.
a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains.
2.
a ditch or gutter.
3.
Cricket.
a.
the position of a fielder between point and slips.
b.
the fielder occupying this position.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make gullies in.
5.
to form (channels) by the action of water.

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1530–40; apparently variant of gullet, with -y replacing French -et


1. gulch, gorge, defile, watercourse.

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gul·ly

2[guhl-ee, gool-ee]
noun, plural -lies. Scot. and North England.
a knife, especially a large kitchen or butcher knife.
Also, gulley.


Origin:
1575–85; origin uncertain
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gully
1538, possibly a variant of M.E. golet "water channel" (see gullet).
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gully   (gŭl'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
A narrow, steep-sided channel formed in loose earth by running water. A gully is usually dry except after periods of heavy rainfall or after the melting of snow or ice.
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