A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
Gully hole — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A grooved iron rail or tram plate. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gully-hole — gullˈy hole noun A passage by which a gutter discharges into a drain • • • Main Entry: ↑gully … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Gully Hole Creek — The Battle of Gully Hole Creek was a battle in 1742 on St. Simons Island, Georgia, between Spanish troops from the Spanish colony of Florida and British colonial troops on St. Simons Island. It was won by the British. The British colonists also… … Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A grooved iron rail or tram plate. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] {Gully gut} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gully gut — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A grooved iron rail or tram plate. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hole — 1) (la Hole) Tenement of Alice de Mondene called la Hole in parish of St. Owyn, 1322 (Ct. H.W. I. 296). No later mention. 2) (le Hole) Tenement situate at le Hole in the parish of St. Magnus, 1393 4 (Ct. H.W. II. 306). Le… … Dictionary of London
gully — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 a water worn ravine. 2 a deep artificial channel; a gutter or drain. 3 Austral. & NZ a river valley. 4 Cricket a the fielding position between point and slips. b a fielder in this position. v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 form… … Useful english dictionary
hole — n Hole, hollow, cavity, pocket, void, vacuum are comparable when they mean an open or unfilled space in a thing. Hole may apply to an opening in a solid body that is or that suggests a depression or an excavation {those holes where eyes did once… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gully — UK [ˈɡʌlɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms gully : singular gully plural gullies 1) a long narrow valley with steep sides a) a long narrow hole in rock or earth, usually made by water flowing along it b) a long narrow passage made for something… … English dictionary
hole — Synonyms and related words: Augean stables, Babylon, CAT, Gomorrah, Sodom, abode, abri, abysm, abyss, aerospace, aerosphere, air hole, air pocket, airspace, alveolation, alveolus, antre, antrum, aperture, area, armpit, arroyo, asylum, auger,… … Moby Thesaurus
