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gord.

An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɔː(ɹ)d/
  1. An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Perhaps hollow, and so named in allusion to a gourd.

noun/ɡɔː(ɹ)d/
  1. A medieval Slavonic fortified settlement, typically a group of wooden houses surrounded by a wall of earth and wood, with a palisade running along the top of the bulwark.

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ. Doublet of yard and garth.

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