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goglet

[gog-lit]
noun (esp. in India)
  1. a long-necked container, especially for water, usually of porous earthenware so that its contents are cooled by evaporation.
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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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Historical Examples of 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

noun
  1. a long-necked water-cooling vessel of porous earthenware, used esp in IndiaAlso called: guglet (ˈɡʌɡlɪt)
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Word Origin for goglet

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