Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gully"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gully \Gul"ly\, n.; pl. {Gulles}. [Etymol. uncertain]
A large knife. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gully \Gul"ly\, n.; pl. {Gullies}. [Formerly gullet.]
1. A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of
water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry.
2. A grooved iron rail or tram plate. [Eng.]
{Gully gut}, a glutton. [Obs.] --Chapman.
{Gully hole}, the opening through which gutters discharge
surface water.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gully \Gul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gullied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gullying}.]
To wear into a gully or into gullies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gully \Gul"ly\, v. i.
To flow noisily. [Obs.] --Johnson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gully
n : deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a
prolonged downpour)
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