dhourral

See durra. Dhourra (dö'rä), n. Same as Durio. dhow (dou), n. An Arab ve el, generally with one mast, of from 150 to 250 tons' burden, em Dhow. From Model in South Kensington Museum, London. ployed in trading, and also in carrying slaves from the east coast of Africa to the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Also spelled dow . dhu (dö). [The common form (erroneously supposed to be the Gael. speiling) in E. works of the Gael. and Ir. dubh ( bh scarcely sounded) = W. du , black.] A common element in Celtic local and personal names, meaning 'black,' as in Dhu Loch, black lake; Roderick Dhu , black Roderick ( Scott , Lady of the Lake). The proper form (Gaelic and Irish) is dubh (see etymology): Dublin , originally dubh linn , black pool; Irish Dubh - abhainn , a river in Ireland, now called Blackwater ( abh , a river).