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.
2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd;
hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer.
Bitter gourd, colocynth.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Gourd \Gourd\, Gourde \Gourde\ n. [Sp. gordo large.]
A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Hayti, etc.
--Simmonds.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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