Sentence examples for * gourd in from inspiring English sources

Glasier grew the 2,036lb gourd in his back yard, using about 30 to 40 gallons of Napa city water a day.

Sponsored by Absolut Vodka, Güiro — which means gourd in English — resembled a space ship from another galaxy when it was illuminated on the beachfront at night.

The other night, each table was adorned with a gourd in a cachepot, and someone had written on the mirror, next to the list of house wines, "It's autumn!

In some sense, that's why we leave home: to learn how to drink yerba maté out of a gourd in Argentina, or the proper etiquette for ordering a cappuccino at a cafe counter in Rome.

After pouring a bowl for me, he cupped the gourd in his hands and for several minutes whistled a sweet melody into it — the high key of a tin whistle or courting bird, seducing the plant spirits to aid me.

"Song of the Underground Railroad" — Coltrane's adaptation of the American folk song "Follow the Drinking Gourd," in turn adapted by Ron Westray — as well as "Africa" and "India," both arranged by Wynton Marsalis, all effectively transmitted the hugeness inherent in the original pieces.

Archaeologists know that people were using domesticated bottle gourds in the Americas as early as 10,000 years ago.

I grow gourds in Hillsborough, NC, and I am a member of the American Gourd Society.

Position the gourds in the drying area.

Submerge the gourds in a bucket of warm, soapy water.

You can also hang gourds in well ventilated buildings, or along fences.