dry-gulch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy guhlch]
- /draɪ gʌltʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy guhlch]
- /draɪ gʌltʃ/

Definitions of dry-gulch word

verb with object dry-gulch to ambush with the intent of killing or severely mauling: The riders were dry-gulched by bandits. 1
verb with object dry-gulch to betray by a sudden change of attitude or allegiance: The party dry-gulched its chief candidate at the convention. 1
verb transitive dry-gulch to attack and kill from ambush in a deserted place, as a dry gulch 0
verb dry-gulch Alternative form of drygulch. 0

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Origin of dry-gulch

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Dry-gulch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dry-gulch

dry-gulch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.