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gurglet

[ gur-glit ]
/ ˈgɜr glɪt /

noun

goglet.

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Origin of gurglet

First recorded in 1790–1800; gurgle + -et

Words nearby gurglet

Gurdjieff, gurdwara, gurge, gurgitation, gurgle, gurglet, gurgling rale, Gurindji, gurjun, Gurkha, Gurkhali
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Example sentences from the Web for gurglet

  • The master made two trips; the first one, he took the gurglet in; the second, he took the mantle wrapping the sword.

    The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace

  • The gurglet and mantle were passed to him, and soon he and his follower were feeling their way upward.

    The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace

  • The Prince smiled, and rejoined, with a thought of the bags in the gurglet thrown carelessly down by him: "Up with the anchor."

    The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for gurglet

gurglet
/ (ˈɡɜːɡlɪt) /

noun

another word for goglet
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