gulgul
[ guhl-guhl ]
/ ˈgʌl gʌl /
noun
a preparation of pulverized seashells and oil, applied to the wooden hull of a ship as a protection against boring worms.
Origin of gulgul
origin uncertain
Words nearby gulgul
gulf stream system,
gulf war,
gulf war syndrome,
gulfport,
gulfweed,
gulgul,
gull,
gull wing,
gull-wing,
gullah,
gullet
Example sentences from the Web for gulgul
I should like to know what Gulgul, as we Persians call the nightingale, has to talk about to her mate in the rose-bush.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete |Georg Ebers