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Noun [Cornish]

Forms: gowlow [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], gowel [unmutated], wowel [soft], kowel [error-unrecognized-form], hwowel [mixed], wowel [after-th, mutation-mixed]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *gaβl, from Proto-Celtic *gablā. Cognate with Breton gaol, English gabel, German Gabel, Irish gabhal, Scottish Gaelic gobhal, and Welsh gafl. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*gaβl}} Proto-Brythonic *gaβl, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*gablā}} Proto-Celtic *gablā, {{cog|br|gaol}} Breton gaol, {{cog|en|gabel}} English gabel, {{cog|de|Gabel}} German Gabel, {{cog|ga|gabhal}} Irish gabhal, {{cog|gd|gobhal}} Scottish Gaelic gobhal, {{cog|cy|gafl}} Welsh gafl Head templates: {{head|kw|noun|plural|gowlow|||||g=f|head=}} gowl f (plural gowlow), {{kw-noun|f|r}} gowl f (plural gowlow)
  1. fork Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Cutlery Synonyms: forgh
    Sense id: en-gowl-kw-noun-jQx6yZKv Disambiguation of Cutlery: 43 50 7
  2. crotch Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy, Cutlery
    Sense id: en-gowl-kw-noun-y5wBNEFK Disambiguation of Anatomy: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Cutlery: 43 50 7 Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 7 86 7
  3. pike Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gowl-kw-noun-zpJV9KG8

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡaʊl/ Forms: gowls [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊl Head templates: {{en-noun}} gowl (plural gowls)
  1. (Ireland, slang) Vulva. Tags: Ireland, slang
    Sense id: en-gowl-en-noun-neQJMQ3i Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 5 1 37 33 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 1 39 34 21
  2. (Ireland, slang) An annoying person; an idiot; a dishonest person. Tags: Ireland, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-gowl-en-noun-Zl07N4V5 Disambiguation of People: 4 74 22 Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 5 1 37 33 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 1 39 34 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɡaʊl/ Forms: gowls [present, singular, third-person], gowling [participle, present], gowled [participle, past], gowled [past]
Rhymes: -aʊl Etymology: From Old English gaulen, goulen. Compare yawl (intransitive verb). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|gaulen}} Old English gaulen Head templates: {{en-verb}} gowl (third-person singular simple present gowls, present participle gowling, simple past and past participle gowled)
  1. (obsolete, Scotland) To weep angrily; to howl. Tags: Scotland, obsolete Related terms: girn
    Sense id: en-gowl-en-verb-3OtZwctc Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 5 1 37 33 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 1 39 34 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "Irish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Vulva."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ireland, slang) Vulva."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "Irish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An annoying person; an idiot; a dishonest person."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ireland, slang) An annoying person; an idiot; a dishonest person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡaʊl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gowl"
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: gowl/Cornish 'aspirate' base_tags={'unmutated', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "gowl"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "gowl",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: gowl/Cornish 'hard' base_tags={'unmutated', 'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "gowl"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "gowl",
  "trace": ""
}

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