What does "gourd" mean?

Gourd: A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. Chaucer. Bitter gourd, colocynth.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A false die. See Gord.
  2. 3.A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Hayti, etc. Simmonds.

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