Meaning

noun an informal term for a youth or man

noun an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

noun a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-West Germanic *widu Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Frankish *Widōbor. Medieval Latin *Widō Old French Guibor. English Guy From Old French Gui,…

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