Gully vs Vale - What's the difference?
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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:
(mostly, poetic) A valley.
* (rfdate) Harte
* , Hymn 214'', ''The Issues of Life and Death ,
* 19th c , ,
As nouns the difference between gully and vale
is that gully is a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside while vale is a valley.As a verb gully
is to flow noisily.As an interjection vale is
farewell.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----
vale
English
Etymology 1
(etyl), from (etyl) , from (etyl) vallis, vallesNoun
(en noun)- In those fair vales , by nature formed to please, / Where Guadalquiver serpentines with ease
- Beyond this vale of tears / There is a life above,
- "Make me a cottage in the vale ," she said, / "Where I may mourn and pray.
