gulgul
[ guhl-guhl ]
/ ˈgʌl gʌl /
noun
a preparation of pulverized seashells and oil, applied to the wooden hull of a ship as a protection against boring worms.
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Origin of gulgul
origin uncertain
Words nearby gulgul
gulf stream system, gulf war, gulf war syndrome, gulfport, gulfweed, gulgul, gull, gull wing, gull-wing, gullah, gullet
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Example sentences from the Web for gulgul
I should like to know what Gulgul, as we Persians call the nightingale, has to talk about to her mate in the rose-bush.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete|Georg Ebers