Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gurgeons

/ˈɡɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒənz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gur-geons
IPA: /ˈɡɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒənz/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coarse bran flour.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The raueled cheat therfore is generallie ſo made that out of one buſhell of meale, after two and twentie pounds of bran be ſifted and taken from it (wherevnto they ad the gurgeons that riſe from the manchet) they make thirtie cast, euerie lofe weighing eightéene ounces into the ouen and ſixteene ounces out[…]"
"You that can deal with Gudgins^([sic]), and courſe floure, / 'Tis pitie you ſhould taſte what manchet means[…]"
"Where by the way note, that loaves made of pure Wheaten Meal require both more Leaven and more labouring, and more baking than either coarſe Cheat or than Bread Mingled of Meal and Grudgins."

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Middle French grugeon (“sugar lump”), from grugier (“to laugh”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

grudgeons (alternative) grudgins (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gurgeons?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒənz/.
What does gurgeons mean?: A coarse bran flour.
Where does gurgeons come from?: Probably borrowed from Middle French grugeon (“sugar lump”), from grugier (“to laugh”).

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