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gour en · NOUN · etymology 1

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1. (alt-of, dated) Dated form of gaur (“Asian wild bovine”).
   alt of gaur

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gour en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From French gour (“rock pool”), from Latin gurges. Doublet of gorge and gurges.

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1. A pool in a cave confined by a dam of mineral deposits accumulating along its rim.
   • […] calcite precipitates. This forms a small dam, accentuating the phenomenon and causing the formation of a calcite dam tilted towards the center of the gour. As water evaporates from the surface of the gour, a thin film of calcite often forms, […] 2015, Eric Gilli, Karstology: Karsts, Caves and Springs, page 80:

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microgour

gour en · NOUN · etymology 3

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1. (India, obsolete) The head man of a village in the Canarese-speaking country.
   • Every Tehsildary is farmed out in villages to the Gours or head-men. c. 1800, Munro's Life, iii. 92:

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