"gurdy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɝː.di/ [General-American] Forms: gurdies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)di Etymology: Possibly from hurdy-gurdy. Head templates: {{en-noun|gurdies}} gurdy (plural gurdies)
  1. (nautical) A manual crank used on fishing lines Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-gurdy-en-noun-ADOe1kPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gurdies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "gurdy (plural gurdies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "en:Nautical",
          "parents": [
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A manual crank used on fishing lines"
      ],
      "id": "en-gurdy-en-noun-ADOe1kPH",
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "crank",
          "crank"
        ],
        [
          "fishing line",
          "fishing line"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) A manual crank used on fishing lines"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɝː.di/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)di"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gurdy"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from hurdy-gurdy.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gurdies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gurdies"
      },
      "expansion": "gurdy (plural gurdies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)di",
        "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)di/2 syllables",
        "en:Nautical"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A manual crank used on fishing lines"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "crank",
          "crank"
        ],
        [
          "fishing line",
          "fishing line"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) A manual crank used on fishing lines"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɝː.di/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)di"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gurdy"
}

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