gourd (1), goord, gourde, gowrde

[O. F. gouhourde, coharrde, con gourde, choourde; Fr. gourde, from Lat. cucurbit a =a gourd; prob. connected with corbis a basket.] IMG:content-0644.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Botany : Cucurbit a pepo ; a hispid plant, with tendrils, large yellow flowers, and oblong or ovate fruit; a native of Astrachan, but cultivated in many countries. It has run into many varieties. The fruit is used as a culinary vegetable in soups and stews, or mixed after being sugared and spiced, with sliced apples, to constitute pumpkin pie. Called also the Pumpkin-gourd or Pompion. 2. Scripture: Hebrew qiqayon ; Septuagint kolo kynthe . The Hebrew word is apparently so much akin to the Greek word kiki , used by Dioscorides for the Castor-oil plant ( Ricinus com munis ), that the "gourd" of Scripture was probably that species. It is a euphorbiaceous plant, and not of the order Cucurbitaceae. For the wild gourd of Scripture, see (2). (1) Of the genuine Cucurbit aceæ, the Bitter or Colocynth Gourd is Citrullus colocynth is ; the Bottle, Club, or Trumpet Gourd is Lagenaria vulgar is , which so varies in the form of its fruit as to suggest in the several individuals all these appellations. The Gooseberry gourd is Momordica echinata ; the Orange gourd is Cucurbit a aurantia ; Red gourd and Spanish gourd are popular names for Cucurbit a maxima , the flesh of which, when boiled, is like a tender carrot; the Snake gourd is the genus Trichosanthes, and especially T. colubrina ; the Squash gourd is Cucurbit a melopepo ; and the White gourd is Benni casa cerifera . It is extensively used by the 2. Fig.: A cheat; an imposition; an impostor. natives of India in their curries. ( Amer.) II. Technically : IMG:content-0645.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A shaped incising-tool used for cutting out forms or blanks for gloves, envelopes, or other objects cut to a shape from fabric, leather, or paper. 3. Woodworking: A chisel with a curved blade adapted to make a rounded groove in cutting or turning wood. They are known as flat, middle, and quick; their curves being respectively obtuse, me dium, and acute. The gouge existed in early ages in stone, bone, and bronze. gouge-bit, s. A wood-boring tool used in a brace. It has a rounded end, and a groove which contains the chips.