goglet

[ gog-lit ]

/ ˈgɒg lɪt /

noun (esp. in India)

a long-necked container, especially for water, usually of porous earthenware so that its contents are cooled by evaporation.

Words nearby goglet

goggle-eye, goggle-eyed, gogglebox, goggler, gogh, goglet, gogo, gogol, gogra, gohonzon, goi

Also guglet, gurglet.

Origin of goglet

1690–1700; < Portuguese gorgoleta (diminutive of gorja throat), akin to French gargoulette (diminutive of gargoule throat); see gargle

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Examples from the Web for goglet

Com-plete in every particular,' said Hurree Babu, rolling into the balcony to clean his teeth at a goglet. '
Kim|Rudyard Kipling
The king was hard pressed by the queen, and at last forced water from his own goglet into the Ray's mouth.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja

British Dictionary definitions for goglet

goglet

gurglet

/ (ˈɡɒɡlɪt) /

noun

a long-necked water-cooling vessel of porous earthenware, used esp in IndiaAlso called: guglet (ˈɡʌɡlɪt)

Word Origin for goglet

C17: from Portuguese gorgoleta a little throat, from gorja throat; related to French gargoule; see gargle

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