teasel gourd

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noun

a prickly-stemmed Arabian vine, Cucumis dipsaceus, of the gourd family, having burlike, bristly fruit.

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Also called hedgehog gourd.

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Teammates would get calls from Ellis out of his gourd at 3:30 a.m. on nights before games.
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Instead, Violet is kidnapped and solid to a rival courtesan house, where she is trained by an older courtesan named Magic Gourd.
The Business of Sex: Amy Tan’s ‘The Valley of Amazement’ on Shanghai Courtesans|Jane Ciabattari|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The woman who was the spokesperson held out a calabash, a hollowed out gourd traditionally used to hold the cutters' instruments.
How the Gambia is Fighting FGC|Julia Lalla-Maharajh|February 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
One is simply composed of a crooked stick, a small hollow gourd, and a single string of brass wire.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham

See Fig. 85, a copy of a broken sepulchral slab, in which the prophets booth is reduced to a single branch of a gourd.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
With that he took a big gourd from the corner and painted a face on it with a piece of charcoal found in the fireplace.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Through the opening he slowly pushed the gourd, topped by the hat and having long hair hanging down the sides.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
I have a clear picture of the warrior holding the 247 end of the cord calling for some one to bring a gourd of water.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter