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gurgoe

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gurgoe (plural gurgoes) (Cornwall)

  1. A boundary hedge.
    • 1931, William Bottrell, Cornish Drolls, page 78:
      [] the old natives made the gurgoes one may still see about on the cliffs, moors and other land not worth cultivating.
  2. A long narrow lane.