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gool

noun (1)
\ ˈgül\
plural -s

Definition of gool

 (Entry 1 of 2)

now dialectal, England
: a ditch or channel for water : sluice

gool

noun (2)
\ "\
plural -s

Definition of gool (Entry 2 of 2)

dialectal
: goal use the big cedar tree for gool

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History and Etymology for gool

Noun (1)

Middle French gole, goule throat, narrow passage, from Latin gula throat

Noun (2)

by alteration

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