English Explanatory Dictionary

drygulch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To murder; to attack, assault, especially in an ambush.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹʌɪɡʌltʃ/ /ˈdɹaɪ.ɡʌlt͡ʃ/ en-us-drygulch.ogg

Word forms

drygulch drygulches drygulching drygulched dry gulch dry-gulch

Etymology

Because in the American West, outlaws often killed people as they passed through a dry gulch; or because cattle rustlers drove stolen animals off the edge of such a gulch. (ref. John Ayto 1998)

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