gord
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of GORD subst. masc.
Construction faite de pieux fichez dans une riviere pour y estendre des filets, & y prendre du poisson. On deffend les gords qui nuisent à la navigation. Cujas en parle au 24. liv. de ses Observations. Ce mot vient de gurges, que quelques-uns croyent estre derivé ab orco. On a escrit aussi gors & guort.
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