·noun Liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, ·etc.
II. Gravy ·noun The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up.
Used in New England instead of juice, as the gravy of a pie. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Blear-eyed, one whose eyes have a running humour. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A severe starting, so called because no blood followed its infliction. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book