·noun The fruit of the calabash tree.
II. Calabash ·noun The common gourd (plant or fruit).
III. Calabash ·noun A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd.
♦ Cucurbita, a gourd abundant within the tropics, furnishing drinking and washing utensils. At Tahit...
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