Drinking Gourd

proper noun

A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.

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Big DipperCharles' WainNorthern LadleNorthern WaggonerPloughWain
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Meanings

proper nounthe Drinking Gourd
  1. USespeciallyobsoleteastronomyA bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.

    Synonyms: Big Dipper, Charles' Wain, Northern Ladle, Northern Waggoner, Plough, Wain

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.

Similar
Big DipperCharles' WainNorthern LadleNorthern WaggonerPloughWain
Also see
big dippercharles' wainnorthern ladlenorthern waggonerploughtrioneswagon
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APA

Drinking Gourd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drinking%20Gourd

MLA

“Drinking Gourd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drinking%20Gourd. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Drinking Gourd,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drinking%20Gourd.

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