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gurgoes

gurgoes is the plural of gurgoe.

Meaning of gurgoe

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.

Questions about gurgoes

What is gurgoes the plural of?
Gurgoes is the plural of gurgoe.

Words near gurgoes in the dictionary

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

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