Gourd

·noun A false die. ·see Gord.

II. Gourd ·noun ·Alt. of Gourde.

III. Gourd ·noun A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle.

IV. Gourd ·noun A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, ·etc., of the order Cucurbitaceae; and especially the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.