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goglet
[ gog-lit ]
/ ˈgɒg lɪt /
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noun (esp. in India)
a long-necked container, especially for water, usually of porous earthenware so that its contents are cooled by evaporation.
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Origin of goglet
1690–1700; <Portuguese gorgoleta (diminutive of gorja throat), akin to French gargoulette (diminutive of gargoule throat); see gargle
Words nearby goglet
goggle-box, goggle-eye, goggle-eyed, goggler, Gogh, goglet, gogo, go-go dancer, go, goes, going, Gogol, Gogra
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How to use goglet in a sentence
Com-plete in every particular,' said Hurree Babu, rolling into the balcony to clean his teeth at a goglet. '
Kim|Rudyard KiplingThe 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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