Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, a gutter; a channel for water.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mining) A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift.
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- noun mining A
gutter orchannel forwater ,hewn out of the bottom of a workingdrift . - adjective UK
Eye dialect spelling ofgreat .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dooant be disheartened if yo have to luk a long time before yo can find a fault -- be sure ther is one somewhear, an 'if yo can't see it at a distance, hutch cloiser up, mak a gurt fuss on him, niver say owt contrary to what he says; if he says summat funny, laff fit to split yor sides, an' if he says owt serious, luk solemn an 'shak yor heead.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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A sick gurgling feeling arose in his gurt, making small bubbles leap at the idea of this day of vengeance.
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Of course others may think, huh, forget it, it's a gurt great big tragic read and leave it at that, but if we're talking getting your moneysworth out of a well-known novel yet again, then for me this all adds a bit of spice, excitement and interest to a book I thought I knew quite well.
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Of course others may think, huh, forget it, it's a gurt great big tragic read and leave it at that, but if we're talking getting your moneysworth out of a well-known novel yet again, then for me this all adds a bit of spice, excitement and interest to a book I thought I knew quite well.
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Of course others may think, huh, forget it, it's a gurt great big tragic read and leave it at that, but if we're talking getting your moneysworth out of a well-known novel yet again, then for me this all adds a bit of spice, excitement and interest to a book I thought I knew quite well.
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Jus 'then th' mare run slap agin a whackin 'gurt big stoan,
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As for the words, well us 'as our own ways of sayin' down yer and yer's your chance to do the same, and don't you be forget'in ter 'down yer prong' and watch out for the 'gurt big stoan'.
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As for the words, well us 'as our own ways of sayin' down yer and yer's your chance to do the same, and don't you be forget'in ter 'down yer prong' and watch out for the 'gurt big stoan'.
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As for the words, well us 'as our own ways of sayin' down yer and yer's your chance to do the same, and don't you be forget'in ter 'down yer prong' and watch out for the 'gurt big stoan'.
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Jus 'then th' mare run slap agin a whackin 'gurt big stoan,
koan commented on the word gurt
great, as in large.
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March 6, 2009