306 examples of gourds in sentences

They find a quiet corner where they place their blankets and baskets of gourds which they carry.]

By our gourds we shall know!

They remove the gourds from Countrymen's ankles and hide them under their blankets.

[They enter and throw the two baskets of gourds over the wall.

Ah, the gourds!

Did we not tie gourds around our ankles?

Did we not have two baskets of gourds with us?

[They take up their blankets and discover the gourds.]

[They tie the gourds around their ankles.

They had sailed from Uleai (Uliai, 7° 20' N., 143°57' E. Gr.) in five boats, each of which had a crew of nine men and carried forty gourds full of water, with coconuts and batata.

Shortly after noon we reached a little grass-covered hut where several good-natured Indians, pleasantly surprised at our unexpected arrival, welcomed us with dripping gourds full of cool, delicious water.

They have likewise abundance of salt, which they make from sea water, which they carry in gourds to certain caves where the salt is made.

Next morning four natives came off in a small boat, with many gourds and cucumbers for sale.

At their return, these men were accompanied by more than twenty natives, who brought hens, gourds, and cows milk for sale, and who said, if the general would send some of his men on shore, he might have abundance of dried cinnamon, hogs, and poultry: But he dreaded treachery, and would not allow any of his people to go on shore.

Gourds filled with milk, fresh eggs, cakes of rice placed upon plantain leaves, baskets loaded with mangoes, oranges, dates, pomegranates, pine-apples, furnished at the same time the most wholesome food, the most beautiful colours, and the most delicious juices.

He is, in fact, a partner in the business of Babajee, Licensed Vendor of Fresh Toddy, towards whose spacious, open-fronted shop, thatched with "jaolees," he now carries his gourds.

In that land the crop of maize never failed, and the ears grew as long as a man's arm; the cotton burst its pods, not white only, but naturally of all beautiful colors, scarlet, green, blue, orange, what you would; the gourds could not be clasped in the arms; birds of beauteous plumage filled the air with melodious song.

[Footnote 1: The name of the bath of Quetzalcoatl is variously given as Xicàpoyan, from xicalli, vases made from gourds, and poyan, to paint (Sahagun, Lib. iii, cap.

The most interesting objects for us, were the monkey's bread-tree, with its gourds weighing ten or twenty-five pounds, and containing a number of kernels, which are eaten, not only by monkeys, but also by menthe clove, camphor, and cocoa-tree, the cinnamon and tea bush, etc.

You may also find a pot or skillet, and generally a number of gourds, which serve them instead of bowls and plates.

You may also find a pot or skillet, and generally a number of gourds, which serve them instead of bowls and plates.

So she took six large, dry, empty gourds as floats, lest she should sink in the water, threw oft her clothes, and plunged into the water.

Whenever her limbs became tired she rested, the gourds keeping her afloat.

They represented tolerable figures of sharks, porpoises, turtles, lizards (of which I saw several small ones among the rocks) trepang, star-fish, clubs, canoes, water-gourds, and some quadrupeds, which were probably intended to represent kangaroos and dogs.

For very dolls Pansy used small dried gourds, taking the big round end of the gourd for the head of the doll and all the rest of the gourd for all the rest of the body.

306 examples of  gourds  in sentences