Definition of Gulleying

1. gulley [v] - See also: gulley

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gulleying

gulitol
gull
gullable
gullably
gullage
gulled
guller
gulleries
gullers
gullery
gullet
gulleting
gullets
gulley
gulleyed
gulleying (current term)
gulleys
gullibilities
gullibility
gullible
gullibleness
gullibly
gullied
gullies
gulling
gullion
gullions
gullish
gulls
gullwing

Literary usage of Gulleying

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The South in the Building of the Nation: A History of the Southern States by Walter Lynwood Fleming (1909)
"... sufficient growth of close-growing grasses to prevent disastrous washing and gulleying of the soil during the severe rains of the spring and summer. ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1880)
"The general erosion this material has experienced,154 in regions of abundant vegetation, is shown, even superficially, by deep pitting, gulleying, ..."

3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1880)
"The general erosion this material has experienced,154 in regions of abundant vegetation, is shown, even superficially, by deep pitting, gulleying, ..."

4. Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (1912)
"By prompt attention to the first signs of gulleying and wear, the hilly roads have withstood the effects of the elements and traffic remarkably well. ..."

5. The First Book of Farming by Charles Landon Goodrich (1907)
"In many parts of the country, especially the South, great damage is done by the surface washing and gulleying of sloping fields. The shallow layer of soil ..."

6. The Literary World by Samuel R. Crocker, Edward Abbott, Nicholas Paine Gilman, Madeline Vaughan Abbott Bushnell, Bliss Carman, Herbert Copeland (1881)
"... call "gulleying," spoken of roads; "orts" is used in England, as it is in Massachusetts, for "remnants ;" "phill " is used as it is by Shakespeare, ..."

7. Gardening in California: A Brief Treatise on the Best Methods of Cultivating by William Scrugham Lyon (1904)
"... the guttering and gulleying that follows such a rain has a ruinous result. When the top soil has been made fine and smooth, the piece is ready for ..."

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