gool

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈgül

plural -s

now dialectal, England

: a ditch or channel for water : sluice

gool

2 of 2

noun (2)

"

plural -s

dialectal

: goal

use the big cedar tree for gool

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle French gole, goule throat, narrow passage, from Latin gula throat

Noun (2)

by alteration

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