— gourdlike , adj.
/gawrd, gohrd, goord/ , n.
1. the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, esp. those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) , whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) , used ornamentally. Cf. gourd family .
2. a plant bearing such a fruit.
3. a dried and excavated gourd shell used as a bottle, dipper, flask, etc.
4. a gourd-shaped, small-necked bottle or flask.
5. out of or off one's gourd , Slang. out of one's mind; crazy.
[ 1275-1325; ME gourd ( e ), courde cöorde ) cucurbita ]