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gour

Gaur \Gaur\ (g[add]r or gour), n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) An East Indian species of wild cattle ( Bibos gauris), of large size and an untamable disposition. [Spelt also gour.]

gour

Koulan \Kou"lan\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A wild horse ( Equus onager or Asinus onager) inhabiting the plains of Central Asia; -- called also gour, khur, and onager. [Written also kulan.]

Note: It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is intermediate between the horse and ass.

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gour

n. (dated form of gaur English)

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Gour

Gour may refer to:

  • Hari Singh Gour, an Indian lawyer, educator, and writer
  • Joseph-Omer Gour, a Canadian politician
  • Rimstone, a cave formation
  • Gauḍa, a mediæval Indian city
  • Gour, a place in Malda district, West Bengal, India
  • Gour, an Indian caste of Brahmins or landlords

Usage examples of "gour".

We got almost to Gour and tried to make a stand, and were ridden over and taken.

Kil- gour walked over to them and stared out into a night that was unbroken by starlight.

He scrambled backward up over the gours, the grooved stone surface scraping at his hands and legs.