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English word origin

Etymology of gat

Clipping of Gatling gun, after inventor Richard Gatling.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A Gatling gun. · Any type of gun, usually a pistol.

verb

To shoot someone with a pistol or other handheld firearm.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of Gatling gun, after inventor Richard Gatling.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A guitar.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From guitar, by shortening.

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
noun

An inshore channel or strait dividing two landmasses (such as two islands or sandbanks, or an island and a peninsula, etc) or connecting coastal waters with the open sea, especially on the coasts of the North and Baltic Seas.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Dutch gat and/or Middle Low German gat. Compare Icelandic gat.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Derivation mentiongatgml
  • Cognate mentiongatis
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Source etymology 5

Original entry ↗
noun

A traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Korean 갓 (gat).

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