gulgul

[ guhl-guhl ]

noun

1. a preparation of pulverized seashells and oil, applied to the wooden hull of a ship as a protection against boring worms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gulgul¹

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

I should like to know what Gulgul, as we Persians call the nightingale, has to talk about to her mate in the rose-bush.

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