gulch
[ guhlch ]
/ gʌltʃ /
noun
a deep, narrow ravine, especially one marking the course of a stream or torrent.
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British Dictionary definitions for gulch
gulch
/ (ɡʌltʃ) /
noun
US and Canadian a narrow ravine cut by a fast stream
Word Origin for gulch
C19: of obscure origin
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Word Origin and History for gulch
gulch
"deep ravine," 1832, American English, perhaps from obsolete or dialectal verb gulsh "sink in" (of land), "gush out" (of water), from Middle English gulchen "to gush forth; to drink greedily" (c.1200). Cf. gulche-cuppe "a greedy drinker" (mid-13c.).
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