I. ˈgō-fər noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1791
1. : a burrowing land tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) of the southern United States ; broadly : any of several related land tortoises — called also gopher tortoise
2.
a. : any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents of western North America, Central America, and the southern United States that are the size of a large rat and have large cheek pouches opening beside the mouth — called also pocket gopher
b. : any of several small ground squirrels (genus Spermophilus ) of the prairie region of North America
3. : gopher ball
[
gopher 2a
]
II.
variant of gofer