Drinking Gourd en · PROPN
Meanings
- (US, especially, obsolete) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Drinking Gourd | canonical | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Big Dipper · Plough · Northern Waggoner · Northern Ladle · Charles' Wain · Wain