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gherkin
gher·kin / ˈgərkin/ • n. 1. a small variety of cucumber, or a young green cucumber used for pickling. ∎ a pickle made from such a cucumber. 2. a trailing plant (Cucumis anguria) of the gourd family with cucumberlike fruits used for pickling. ∎ the fresh or pickled fruit of this plant. ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: from Dutch augurkje, gurkje, diminutive of augurk, gurk, from Slavic, based on medieval Greek angourion ‘cucumber.’ |
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"gherkin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gherkin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gherkin.html "gherkin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gherkin.html |
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gherkin XVII(girkin). — early mod. Du. *(a)gurkkijn (now gurkje, augurkje), dim. of (a(u))gurk; ult. — Slav. word repr. by Pol. ogórek, Russ. oguréts; deriv. with dim. suffix of late Gr. aggoúrion.
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T. F. HOAD. "gherkin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "gherkin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gherkin.html T. F. HOAD. "gherkin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gherkin.html |
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gherkin Young green cucumber of a small variety (Cucumis anguira), used mainly for pickling.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "gherkin." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "gherkin." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-gherkin.html DAVID A. BENDER. "gherkin." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-gherkin.html |
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gherkin , species of gourd of the cucumber genus. |
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"gherkin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gherkin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-gherkin.html "gherkin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-gherkin.html |
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gherkin
•grimalkin • lambkin • napkin • gaskin
•lambskin • catkin
•Larkin, parkin
•calfskin • sharkskin • welkin
•Potemkin • Jenkin • redskin
•bearskin • snakeskin • Deakin
•sealskin • sheepskin • chicken
•limpkin • pipkin
•griskin, siskin
•pigskin • spillikin • ramekin
•manikin, mannequin, pannikin
•minikin • larrikin • Zworykin
•wineskin • bodkin • Hodgkin
•Donkin
•Algonquin, Tonkin
•Hopkin
•Kropotkin, Watkin
•walk-in • foreskin • doeskin
•moleskin • goatskin • oilskin
•coonskin • wolfskin • Pushkin
•bumpkin, pumpkin
•buskin, Ruskin
•buckskin • deerskin • baldachin
•manakin
•firkin, gherkin, jerkin, merkin, Perkin
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"gherkin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gherkin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-gherkin.html "gherkin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-gherkin.html |
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