- gher·kin
- /ˈgɚkən/ noun, pl -kins [count]: a small cucumber that is used to make pickles
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gher|kin — «GUR kuhn», noun. 1. a small, prickly cucumber often used for pickles. 2. the plant it grows on. 3. any young, green cucumber used for pickles. ╂[< earlier Dutch agurkje (diminutive) < agurk < Slavic (compare Polish ogurek) < Medieval … Useful english dictionary
gher — bur·gher; bur·gher·hood; bur·gher·ly; dro·gher; gher·kin; bur·gher·master; … English syllables
gherkin — gher·kin … English syllables
gherkin — gher|kin [ˈgə:kın US ˈgə:r ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: gurken cucumbers , from Polish ogurek, from Medieval Greek agouros watermelon ] a small type of ↑cucumber that has been preserved in ↑vinegar to make a type of ↑pickle … Dictionary of contemporary English
gherkin — gher|kin [ gɜrkın ] noun count a small green vegetable preserved in VINEGAR and eaten cold with meals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gherkin — gher•kin [[t]ˈgɜr kɪn[/t]] n. 1) pln the small immature fruit of a variety of cucumber, used in pickling 2) pln a) the small spiny fruit of a tropical vine, Cucumis anguria, of the gourd family, used in pickling b) pln the plant yielding this… … From formal English to slang
Sea gherkin — Sea gher kin, or Sea girkin Sea gir kin (Zo[ o]l.) Any small holothurian resembling in form a gherkin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea girkin — Sea gherkin Sea gher kin, or Sea girkin Sea gir kin (Zo[ o]l.) Any small holothurian resembling in form a gherkin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gherkin — Gher kin (g[ e]r k[i^]n), n. [D. agurkje, a dim. akin to G. gurke, Dan. agurke; cf. Pol. og[ o]rek, Bohem. okurka, LGr. aggoy rion watermelon, Ar. al khiy[=a]r, Per. khiy[=a]r.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A kind of small, prickly cucumber, much… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
choke the/one's chicken — vb (of a man) to masturbate. A teenagers and students variant of jerkin the gher kin, flogging the lizard, etc … Contemporary slang
