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gourd
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gourd \Gourd\, n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L. cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin basket, E. corb. Cf. Cucurbite.] 1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitace[ae]; and especially the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes. [1913 Webster] 2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Bitter gourd, colocynth. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gourd \Gourd\, Gourde \Gourde\ n. [Sp. gordo large.] A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Haiti, etc. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gourd \Gourd\, n. A false die. See Gord. Gourd .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gord \Gord\, n. [Written also gourd.] [Perh. hollow, and so named in allusion to a gourd.] An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
