Gole

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GOLE, adj. Obs. Ess. s.Cy. Also written goal s.Cy. Large, full; rank (as grass); prominent. Ess. Monthly Mag. (1814) I. 498; Gl. (1851); Ess.1 s.Cy. It is said of rank corn or grass that the leaf, blade, or ear is goal. So of a young cockrel, when his comb and gills are red and turgid with blood, that he is goal, Ray (1691); Grose (1790). [(K.)]

s.Cy = South Country Obs. = Obsolete Ess. = Essex

Essex Monthly Mag

Source : A glossary of the Essex dialect. richard stephen charnock

A Complete Collection of English Proverbs A complete collection of English proverbs : also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages : the whole methodically digested and illustrated with annotations and proper explications. by Ray, John, 1627-1705 Publication date 1817