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goglet [gog-lit] ExamplesWord Origin noun (esp. in India)
- a long-necked container, especially for water, usually of porous earthenware so that its contents are cooled by evaporation.
Also guglet, gurglet. Origin of goglet 1690–1700; Portuguese gorgoleta (diminutive of gorja throat), akin to French gargoulette (diminutive of gargoule throat); see gargle Examples from the Web for goglet Historical Examples of goglet
Com-plete in every particular,’ said Hurree Babu, rolling into the balcony to clean his teeth at a goglet. ‘
Rudyard Kipling
The king was hard pressed by the queen, and at last forced water from his own goglet into the Ray’s mouth.
Chaitanya’s Life And Teachings
Krishna das Kaviraja
British Dictionary definitions for goglet goglet gurglet noun
- a long-necked water-cooling vessel of porous earthenware, used esp in IndiaAlso called: guglet (ˈɡʌɡlɪt)
Word Origin for goglet C17: from Portuguese gorgoleta a little throat, from gorja throat; related to French gargoule; see gargle