gully

Etymology 1
Origin. Possibly from a variant of, from , from. Shift in meaning in Middle English to "water channel, ravine" may have been influenced by, , ; see.

Alternatively, from a diminutive of dialectal. See,.

Noun

 * 1)  A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
 * 2) A small valley.
 * 3)  A drop kerb.
 * 4) A road drain.
 * 5)  A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
 * 6)  A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
 * 1)  A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
 * 2)  A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
 * 1)  A grooved iron rail or tram plate.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech: žleb, úžlabina, strouha
 * Dutch:
 * Galician:, caivanca, carronzo, carriozo
 * Georgian: ხევი
 * German: Erosionsrinne, Wasserfurche, Wasserrinne,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: χαράδρα
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: skorningur
 * Italian:
 * Kabuverdianu: barrónke, baranku
 * Maori: kōawaawa, kowaka, parari
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ravine
 * Nynorsk: ravine
 * Ottoman Turkish: بوغاز, دره
 * Plautdietsch: Schälran
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Yagara: pilla


 * Czech: úžlabina,, žleb, úzké údolí
 * Hungarian:
 * Maori: kopia


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: strouha
 * German:

Verb

 * 1)  To flow noisily.
 * 2)  To wear away into a gully or gullies.

Etymology 2
From, of unknown origin.

Noun

 * 1)  A large knife.

Etymology 3
/ ; spelling probably influenced by other uses of this word.

Alternative forms

 * gali

Noun

 * 1)  An alleyway or side street.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) large knife
 * God than he lewch and owre the dyk lap, / And owt of his scheith his gully owtgatt. (The Bannatyne Manuscript)