gunwork (gunwerk)

1. Any machine labor or manual labor employed in the production of ordnance.-2. The labor of inspecting or designing ordnance, or of making calculations or reports upon ordnance or ordnance subjects: as, an officer detailed upon gun - work exclusively. gurget (gėrj), n. [L. gurges , a whirlpool: see gorge.] A whirlpool. Marching from Eden,... (he) shall find The plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge Boils out from under ground. Milton , P. L., xii. 41. Sanguine, feverous, boiling gurge of pulse. gurjun (ger'jun), n. [E. Ind.) The Dipterocar- pus alatus , a very large tree of the East Indies and Philippine islands, the wood of which is used for house-building and canoes. This and other species furnish an oleoresin known as wood-oil or gurjun balsam, which is used as a substitute for balsam of copaiba, as a varnish and an ingredient in the coarser kinds of paint, as a substitute for tar in pitching boats, and for preserving timber from the attack of the white As a gurkint, n. See gherkin . gurll (gèrl), v. i. [ gurlen ; a transposed form of growl , D. grollen , etc.: see growl .] To growl; grumble. [Prov. Eng.] As a mete in a man that is not defied bifore, makith man bod i to gurle [var. groule ). Wyclif , Select Works (ed. Arnold), II. 249. gurl2t, n. An obsolete form of girl . gurlet (ger'let), n. [Origin not ascertained.] A masons' pickax with a sharp point and a cut- ting edge. gurlyt (ger'li), a. [Also gurlie ; a transposed form of growly : see gurll .] Fierce; stormy. The clouds grew dark, and the wind grew loud, And the levin fill'd her ee; And waesome wail'd the snaw-white sprites Upon the gurlie sea. gurry-bait (gur'i-bat), n. gurry-butt (gur'i-but), n. [Prov. Eng.] -2. A large a receptacle for cod-livers. [New Eng.] gurry-fish (gur'i-fish), n. Straggling fish left on a fishing-ground after the school-fish have migrated: so called by the bank-fishers. Iberius with a gurly nod, Cried Hogan! yes, we ken your god. 'Tis herrings you adore. Allan Ramsay , The Vision. ( Mackay .) An obsolete form of gormand . gurgle (ger'gl), v.; pret. and pp. gurgled , ppr. gurmondt, n. gurgling. [Cf. Pg. gurgulhar , gush out, boil gur my (ger'mi), n.; pl. gurmies (-miz). [Origin fast, bubble, It. gorgogliare , gargle, bubble not ascertained.] In mining , a level; a work- up, gurgle ( gorgoglio , a gargling, gurgling, purling. ing); cf. also D. gorgelen = MLG. ILG. gorgelen , gar- gle, = G. = G. gurgeln , refl. gargle, intr. rattle in the throat; Sw.gurgla = Dan. gurgle , gargle: verbs a ociated with the noun, D. gorgel = OHG. gurgula, MHG. G. gurgel , throat, gargle, gurgulio , the throat (see gargle1 , gargoyle ), but in part regarded, like the dial. var. guggle and garglel , as imitative of the sound of water in a broken, irregular flow.] I. in trans. 1. To run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as water from a bottle, or a small stream on a stony bottom; flow with a purling sound. Pure gurgling rills the lonely desert trace. Where twice a day Gurgled the waters of the moon-struck sea. Whittier, Bridal of Penna cook, v. 2. To make a sound like that of gurgling liquid. Louder then will be the song: For she will plain, and gurgle , as she goes, As does the widow'd ring-dove. IMG:content-2819.png:[blocks in formation] This maner crafte wol holde oute of thi whete Gur go lions and other noy us bestes. nard , gournard , not found, but ef. gour -not of groats ): see grit .] Groats. nauld, gournault, gournaut, gourneau, F. gre- neau , transposed from grougnaut , a gurnard, guru (göʻrö), n. [Hind., etc., guru , guru , lit. grunter, this being an altered form of gron- heavy, weighty, important, worthy of honor; gnard, F. grognard , a., grunting, also as n., gro- gnard , a grunter, grongner , F. grogner , grunt (cf. F. grondin , a gurnard, gronder , grunt): see groin2 and grunt . Cf. G.knurrhahn , knorrhahn , Dan. knurhane , Sw. knorrhane , a gurnard, lit. guru-nut (göʻrö-nut), n. 'grunting cock'; Norw. knurfisk , lit. 'gru gruntguse (güs), n. A Scotch form of goose . ing fish' (G. knurren, Dan, knurre , Sw. knorra , grumble, growl: see knar2 , growl). The allu- sion is to the grunting sound the gurnard makes when taken out of the water.] 1. Any fish of the family Triglidæ , and especially of the re- stricted subfamily Triglinæ ; a triglid or trig line. The name is chiefly applied to 8 species of Trigla proper which are found in British waters. These are T. gurnar- dus , the gray gurnard, also called knoud or nowd and croo- nach; T. cuculus , the red gurnard or cuckoo-gurnard, also called elleck , redfish , rotchet , and soldier ; T. line at a , the lineated or French gurnard or striped rock-gurnard; T. hirundo , the sapphirine gurnard; T. pæciloptera , the little gurnard; T. lyra , the piper-gurnard; T. lucern a , the shin- ing gurnard or long-finned captain; and T. bloc hi . These fishes resemble sculpins, and the family to which they be- long is also known as Sclerogenide . In the United States the corresponding fishes are several species of a different genus, Prionotus , and are commonly called sea - robins , not gurnards. Those triglids which belong to the subfamily Per is ted i inæ are distinguished as armed or mailed gur- nards, as Per is ted i on cataphractum. 2. The gemmous dragonet, Callionymus lyra , more fully called yellow gurnard . See cut under Callionymus. 3. A flying-fish or flying-robin of the family Cephalacanthidæ (or Dactylop- teride ), more fully called flying - gurnard . The best-known species is Cephalacanthus or Dac- tylopterus volitans. See cut under Dactylopte- The west part of the land was high browed, much like the head of a gurnard . Hakluyt's Voyages, II. ii. gurnet1 (ger'net), n. An obsolete or dialectal form of gurnard . I am a soused gurnet . gurnet2 (ger'net), n . Same as garnet2 . gurr (ger), n. [Anglo-Ind., garh , a fort, castle (also in dim. gar hi , > E. gurry2 ); cf. garha , thick, close, strong.] In India, a native fort. Compare gurry2 . Many of his Heathen Nobles, only such as were befriend- ed by strong Gurrs , or Fastne es upon the Mountains. Fryer, New Account of East India and Persia (1681), p. 165. gurrah (gur'ä), n. [Anglo-Ind., garha (cerebral r), a kind of cloth; as adj., thick, close, strong.] A kind of plain coarse India [Also gurrey ; origin ob- Holland .-2. Fish-offal. It is sometimes ground up for bait when bait-fish are scarce. [New Eng.] The fisherman dips a bucket of fresh water from the spring, and, washing the gurry from his hands and face, starts for home. Peter Gott , the Fisherman, gush (gush), v. [Early mod. E. also gowshe ; guschen , gush; (1) prob. of OLG. origin, guysen , flow out with a gurgling noise, gush, OFlem. freq. gu elen , go elen , pour out, spill (Kilian), = LG. gusen , gi en , and freq. gieseln , > prob. G. dial. gausen , and freq. giuseln , pour out; secondary forms, with formative -s, of D. gieten = OS. giotan = OFries. giata , iata = AS. geótan (pret. geát , pl. gut on , pp. goten ), tr. pour, pour out, shed, cast, found, intr. flow, stream, ME. geten, yeten, Sc. yet, yit, pour, ete. (> ult. E. deriv. gut and ingot , q. v.), = OHG. giozan, MHG. giezen, G. gie en = Sw. gjuta = ODan. gjude , Dan. gyde , pour, = Icel. gjōta , cast, drop one's young (of an animal), = Goth. giutan , pour, = L. fundere , pp. fusus, pour (> ult. E. found and fusel , q. v.); allied to Gr. χεῖν , pour (> ult. E. chyle , chyme1). (2) Le prob. of Scand. origin, gus a , gush, spirt out, or rather ( gus a being a secondary weak verb, without examples in Cleasby and Vigfu on, and presumably mod.) from its prim- itive gjōsa (pret. gau , pl. gusu, pp. gosinn), gush, break out, as a furnace, volcano, and the like; hence geysa , rush furiously, gush (> Gey sir, E. geyser , q. v.), gustr , a gust, E. gust1 (ef. also (1) Sw. dial. gåsa , blow, puff, reek); per- haps = L. haurire , draw water, also spill, shed (see exhaust ). Whether Icel. gjōsa , gush, is related to the fore-mentioned gjōta , cast, is doubtful.] I. in trans. 1. To i ue with force and volume, as a fluid from confinement; flow suddenly or copiously; come pouring out, as water from a spring or blood from a wound. See, she pants, and from her flesh The warm blood gusheth out afresh. Fletcher, Faithful Shepherde , iii. 1. There saw they two rocks, from whence a current gusht with exce ive violence. Sandys, Travailes, p. 73. The gushing of the wave Far away did seem to mourn and rave On alien shores. IMG:content-2820.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2821.png:[blocks in formation] gust1 (gust), n. [ gustr , a gust, blast (ef. gjōsta , a gust), = Norw. gust , a gust of wind, = Sw. dial. gust , a stream of air from an oven; gjōsa , gush, break out, as a furnace, vol- gushing (gush'ing), p. a. 1. Escaping with force, as a fluid; flowing copiously. Ye valleys low, where the mild whispers use Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks. Milton , Lycidas, 1. 137. 2. Emitting copiously: as, a gushing spring. Soon as thy letters trembling I unclose,... Line after line my gushing eyes o'erflow. reek: see gush . Cf. E. dial. gush , n., 3, a or blast of wind; wind.] 1. A sudden squall a sudden rushing or driving of the wind, of And what at first was call'd a gust , the same Hath now a storm's, anon a tempest's name. A fresher gale Begins to wave the wood, and stir the stream, Sweeping with shadowy gust the fields of corn. Thomson, Summer, 1. 1656. 2. A sudden outburst, as of pa ionate feeling. Any sudden gust of pa ion (as an extasy of love in an unexpected meeting) cannot better be expre ed than in a word and a sigh, breaking one another. Bryden, E ay on Dram. Poesy. Lord Dorset... was naturally very subject to Pa ion; but the short Gust was soon over, and served only to set Prior , Poems, Ded. off the Charms of his Temper. =Syn. 1. Squall , etc. See wind2, n. [OF. goust , F. goût (> E. gust2 (gust), n. gout3) = Sp. Pg. It. gusto (> E. gusto ), gus- tus , a tasting, taste, > gustare , taste; allied to Gr. γεύειν , taste, Skt. ✔ jush , enjoy, AS. ceósan , E. choose, select: see choose .] 1. The sense or pleasure of tasting; relish; gusto. Were they [sprats] as dear, they would be as too the some as anchovies; for then their price would give a high gust unto them in the judgment of pall at-men. The whole vegetable tribe have lost their gust with me. Lamb , Grace before Meat. 2. Gratification of any kind, especially that which is sensual; pleasure; enjoyment. The life of the spirit... is le ened and impaired, ac- cording as the gusts of the flesh grow high and sapid. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), Ι. 90. My sight, and smell, and hearing were employ'd, And all three senses in full gust enjoy'd. Dryden, Flower and Leaf, 1. 139. One who courted contempt abroad, in order to feel with keener gust the pleasure of pre-eminence at home. Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, lii. 3. Turn of fancy; intellectual taste. A choice of it may be made according to the gust and Dryden. manner of the ancients. He... calls him a blockhead as well as an atheist- one who had as small a gust for the elegancies of expres- Whipple , E . and Rev., II. 77. gust2+ (gust), v . t . [ gustare , taste; from the noun.] To taste; enjoy the taste of; have gus tablet (gus'ta-bl), a.andn. [ gust2 + -able .] I. a. 1. Capable of being tasted; tastable. A blind man cannot conceive colours, but either as some Glanville, Vanity of Dogmatizing, vii. 2. Pleasant to the taste; having a pleasant relish. gu et (gus'et), n. [Formerly also gushet ; gou et , goucet , F. gou et , the armhole, a tri an- gular space left between two joints of armor, a piece of plate used to cover such space, a tri- angular piece or gore of cloth, a bracket, also (mod. F. only) a fob or watch-pocket (cf. OF. * gou ete , go ette , f., a little husk or hull), dim. of gou e = It. guscio , dial. gu a , go a , gu , go , a husk, hull, pod, shell: of uncertain ori- gin, prob. Teut., being perhaps a var. of the form which appears as F. hou e , a covering, mat, mantel, etc. (see house2, housing), ng ), ult. re- lated with E. hull : see hulll.] A triangular plate or piece of cloth inserted or attached, to protect, strengthen, or fill out some part of a thing; a gore. Specifically- ( a ) The triangular space Dr. H. More, Psych a than asia, II. ii. 4. left at each joint of the body between two adjacent pieces of plate-armor. This was were covered tried, with chain-mail, as roundels and in gustation (gus-tā'shon), n. [F. gustation addition, many devices such delt i and genouillière, etc. (b) The filling, as of chain-mail, of the above. (c) The defense of plate used to protect the gus- IMG:content-2822.png:[blocks in formation] Of so many you sand wels this only afford eth gustable drinks waters: and that so excellent that the Ba a Sandys, Travailes, p. 99. of no other. II. n. That which is pleasant to the taste. The touch acknowledgeth no gustables , The taste no fragrant smell. IMG:content-2823.png:[blocks in formation] Seam and gu et and band, Band and gu et and seam. It. gustativo , gustativus , gustare , taste: see gust2 .] Of or pertaining to the sense of taste; gustatory. The ninth pair, or gustative nerve, is organized for the Le Conte , Sight, Int., p. 10. appreciation of taste only. gustatory (gus'ta-to-ri), a. [ gust at or i us , gust2 .] Of or pertain- ing to gustation or tasting. In his first cautious sip of the wine, and the gustatory skill with which he gave his palate the full advantage of it, it was impo ible not to recognize the connoi eur. Hawthorne, Blithe dale Romance, xxi. How the gustatory faculty is exhausted for a time by a strong taste, daily experience teaches. H. Spencer, Prin. of Psychol., § 45. The base Suds which Vice useth to leave behind it makes Virtue afterwards far more gustful . Howell, Letters, ii. 3. The said season being pa ed, there is no danger or dif- ficulty to keep it gustful all the year long. Sir K. Digby , Power of Sympathy. The quality of gustfulne t (gust'fül-nes), n . being gustful or of savor. Then his divertisements and recreations have a lively gust fulne , then his sleep is very sound and pleasant. Barrow , Works, III. xix. gustle t (gust'les), a . [ gust2 + -le .] Taste- le . No gustle or unsatisfying offal. [= Sc. gousty ; a . -yl.] 1. Marked by gusts or squalls of wind; fitfully windy or stormy. In which time wee had store of snowe with some gustie weather. Hakluyt's Voyages , III. 845. For once, upon a raw and gusty day, The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. Shak ., J. C., 1. 2. 2. Given to sudden bursts of pa ion; excit- able; irritable. gut Gut is used indifferently for the whole or for any part of the physiological entity which reaches from the oral to the anal aperture. E. R. Lankester , Pref. to Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat., p. xiv. 2. The whole digestive system; the viscera; the entrails in general: commonly in the plu- ral. [Low.] Both sea and land are ransack'd for the feast, And his own gut the sole invited guest. Dryden, tr. of Juvenal's Satires, i. 207. Greedily devouring the raw guts of fowls. Grainger. 3. The substance forming the case of the intestine'; intestinal ti ue or fiber: as, sheep's gut ; calf- gut . Gut-spinning is the twisting of prepared gut into cord of various diameter for various purposes-i. e., for ordinary catgut, for use in machinery, and for fiddle-strings. Workshop Receipts , 2d ser., p. 319. 4. A preparation of the intestines of an animal used for various purposes, as for the strings of a violin, or, in angling, for the snood or leader to which the hook or lure is attached. In the latter case the material, called in full silkworm gut, is not true gut, but is formed from the fiber drawn out from a silkworm killed when it is just ready to spin its cocoon. 5. A narrow pa age; particularly, a narrow channel of water; a strait; a long narrow inlet. North of it, in a gut of the hill, was the Fish-pool of Siloe. Sandys, Travailes, p. 146. We... looked down upon the straggling village of Port Hawksbury and the winding Gut of Canso. C. D. Warner, Baddeck, v. Branchial gut. See branchial. - Fore-gut, in an at., the anterior section of the primitive alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos. From it are developed the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. - Hind-gut, in an at., the posterior part of the primitive alimentary canal, giving origin to parts of the intestine in the neighborhood of the anus, but extending from that point backward in a subcaudal or postanal prolongation. See epigaster. Mid-gut, in an at., the middle part of the primitive ali mentary canal, from which is developed the greater part of the intestine. To have guts in the brainst, to have sense. Davies. [Low.] Quoth Ralpho, "Truly that is no Hard matter for a man to do That has but any guts in ' s brains ." S. Butler, Hudibras, I. iii. 1091. The fellow's well enough, if he had any guts in his brains. Swift , Polite Conversation, i.