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gourd (n.)
c. 1300, from Anglo-French
gourde
, Old French
coorde
, ultimately from Latin
cucurbita
"gourd," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps related to
cucumis
"cucumber." Dried and excavated, the shell was used as a scoop or dipper.
