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gurgoe

gurgoe noun: a boundary hedge.

Noun

gurgoe (plural gurgoes)

  1. (Cornwall) A boundary hedge.
    • […] the old natives made the gurgoes one may still see about on the cliffs, moors and other land not worth cultivating.1931, William Bottrell, Cornish Drolls, page 78
  2. (Cornwall) A long narrow lane.

Forms of gurgoe

pluralgurgoes

Questions about gurgoe

What does gurgoe mean?
Gurgoe means a boundary hedge.
What part of speech is gurgoe?
Gurgoe is a noun.
What is the plural of gurgoe?
The plural of gurgoe is gurgoes.

Words near gurgoe in the dictionary

  1. gurglets
  2. gurgling
  3. gurglingly
  4. gurglings
  5. gurgly
  6. gurgoe
  7. gurgoes
  8. gurgoyle
  9. gurgoyles
  10. Gurgula
  11. gurgulation

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