What does "gully" mean?
Gully: A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry.
Additional senses
- 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.
- 3.To wear into a gully or into gullies.
- 4.To flow noisily. [Obs.] Johnson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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