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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gully/ˈɡʌli/

▶noun (pl. gullies)

1 (also gulley) a narrow channel formed by the action of water.
■ a gutter or drain.

2 Cricket a fielding position on the off side between point and the slips.

▶verb (also gulley) (usu. as adj. gullied) (of water) erode gullies into (land).

– origin C16 (in the sense ‘gullet’): from Fr. goulet (see gullet).

'gully' also found in these Oxford entries:

arroyo - couloir - gulley - sloot

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