gutbucket

[ guht-buhk-it ]

/ ˈgʌtˌbʌk ɪt /

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noun

jazz played in the raucous and high-spirited style of barrelhouse.

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Origin of gutbucket

First recorded in 1925–30; gut + bucket

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How to use gutbucket in a sentence

An 18-year-old Swedish rapper/Internet meme has inspired legions of impressionable teens to get based in bucket hats.
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Since coffee can irritate the gut, she suggests opting for herbal tea instead.
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Koenig has not been a sterile, objective narrator; she has openly voiced her biases, concerns, and gut feelings all along.
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Other methane is exhaled by microscopic organisms directly, as in the human gut.
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Now the gut was fueled not by Romanée-Conti and Château d'Yquem but by brandy--and a hell of a lot of it.
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A fellow was dropt down in the bucket, and soon bawled out from the bottom, "I have found the punch-ladle, so wind me up."
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As we turned the crest of the hill and began the descent into the wooded gut, my companion looked back and waved his hand.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
A broken broom, covered with very ancient cobwebs, lay under one manger, and the remnants of a stable-bucket under another.
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When the bucket came up full of water, the top was all yellow with dandelions.
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If he has stolen a watering bucket or a harrow, he shall pay three shekels of silver.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon

British Dictionary definitions for gutbucket

gutbucket

/ (ˈɡʌtˌbʌkɪt) /

noun

a highly emotional style of jazz playing

Word Origin for gutbucket

C20: from US gutbucket a cheap gambling saloon where musicians could play for hand-outs

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