Gully vs Ravin - What's the difference?
gully | ravin |
A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
A small valley.
(UK) A drop kerb.
A road drain.
(cricket) A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
(UK) A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
(obsolete) To flow noisily.
To wear away into a gully or gullies.
(Scotland, northern UK) A large knife.
* 1883 , , page 139:
(obsolete) food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven
* 1850 , :
(obsolete) ravenous
* 1598 , , III. ii. 117:
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between gully and ravin
is that gully is (obsolete) to flow noisily while ravin is (obsolete) ravenous.As nouns the difference between gully and ravin
is that gully is a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside or gully can be (scotland|northern uk) a large knife while ravin is (obsolete) food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven.As a verb gully
is (obsolete) to flow noisily.As an adjective ravin is
(obsolete) ravenous.gully
English
Alternative forms
* gulley (Etymology 1)Etymology 1
From (etyl) golet, from (etyl) goulet, from (etyl) .Noun
(wikipedia gully) (gullies)Verb
- (Johnson)
Etymology 2
Scots , of unknown origin.Noun
(gullies)- With that I made my mind up, took out my gully , opened it with my teeth, and cut one strand after another...
References
Gullies And Other Knives----
ravin
English
Alternative forms
* ravineNoun
(-)- Tho' Nature, red in tooth and claw / With ravine , shriek'd against his creed
Adjective
(en adjective)- Better 'twere / I met the ravin lion when he roared / With sharp constraint of hunger;