gopher

  • 81gopher wood — noun The wood used in the construction of Noahs Ark not yet identified Make thee an ark of gopher wood. Syn: cypress, timber, planks …

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  • 82gopher\ ball — noun slang A baseball pitch that is hit for a home run. The pitcher s only weakness this year is the gopher ball …

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  • 83gopher wood — noun (in biblical use) the timber from which Noah s ark was made. Origin C17: gopher from Heb. gōp̱er …

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  • 84gopher wood — /ˈgoʊfə wʊd/ (say gohfuh wood) noun 1. US → yellowwood (defs 2 and 3). 2. (the name used in the Bible for the unidentified wood used in building Noah s ark. Genesis 6:14.) Also, gopherwood. {gopher a tree (from Hebrew) + wood1} …

  • 85gopher hole — noun a hole in the ground made by gophers • Hypernyms: ↑hole, ↑hollow * * * noun 1. : the hole of a gopher 2. : coyote hole …

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  • 86gopher ball — noun : a pitched ball hit for extra bases; specifically : one hit for a home run * * * noun, pl ⋯ balls [count] baseball informal : a pitch that a batter hits for a home run a pitcher who has thrown eight gopher balls so far this year …

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  • 87gopher frog — noun : a frog (Rana aesopus) of the southeastern United States often found in the burrows of the gopher tortoise …

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  • 88gopher plant — noun : caper spurge * * * a spurge, Euphorbia lathyris, producing latex that is considered a possible source of crude oil and gasoline. Also called gopher weed, caper spurge …

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  • 89gopher plum — noun 1. : ogeechee lime 2. or gopher apple : either of two plants of the genus Chrysobalanus: a. : coco plum b. : a low spreading shr …

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  • 90gopher apple — noun see gopher plum 2 …

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