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gord¹

  • /ɡɔː(ɹ)d/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

Perhaps hollow, and so named in allusion to a gourd.

noun gords · gourd

  1. obsolete An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. And thy dry bones can reach at nothing now, But gords or nine-pins

gord²

  • /ɡɔː(ɹ)d/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ. Doublet of yard and garth.

noun gords

  1. A medieval Slavonic fortified settlement, typically a group of wooden houses surrounded by a wall of earth and wood, with a palisade running along the top of the bulwark.

GORD³

noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Gord⁴

Where it comes from

Clipping of Gordon. Second sense is a pronunciation spelling.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Gordon.
  2. pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of God

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"gord." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gord. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gord. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gord

Chicago

"gord." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gord.

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@misc{gord_2026,
  title = {gord},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gord},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}