I. ˈgu̇l, ˈgəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English goll, probably from gull, goule yellow, from Old Norse gulr — more at yellow
now dialect England : an unfledged bird ; specifically : gosling
II. ˈgəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh gwylan gull, OCornish guilan, Breton gouelan
1. : any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds that constitute the family Laridae ; especially : any member of Larus or closely related genera all of which differ from the terns in their usually larger size, stouter build, thicker bill somewhat hooked at the tip, less pointed wings, and short unforked tail, are largely white birds as adults with the back and upper surface of the wings mantled with some shade of gray, and usually remain near shore or about inland waters where they feed largely on offal and are important harbor scavengers — see black-backed gull , herring gull , kittiwake , mew
2.
a. : a nearly neutral slightly yellowish medium gray that is darker than agate gray and lighter than flint gray or old silver
b. of textiles : a pinkish gray that is yellower and duller than pussywillow gray
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English golle throat, gullet, from Middle French gole, goule throat, mouth — more at gullet
1. now dialect
a. : a deep gully made by and containing a running stream
b. : ravine
2. : a fissure filled with fragments of rock
IV. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: from obsolete English gull throat, gullet, from Middle English golle
1. obsolete : to guzzle or gulp greedily
2. : to make a dupe of : deceive , cheat
a subtle trick intended to gull the unwary and naïve — R.C.Bone
3.
[ gull (III) ]
now dialect England : to wash away : erode
Synonyms: see dupe
V. noun
( -s )
1. : a person who is easily deceived or cheated : dupe , sucker
had been brought down to be the gull of this intriguer — R.L.Stevenson
2. obsolete : trick , deception , fraud
I should think this a gull but that the white-bearded fellow speaks it — Shakespeare