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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GHER'KIN, n. A small pickled cucumber.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any of various small cucumbers pickled whole
2: small prickly cucumber

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Dutch gurken, plural of gurk cucumber, ultimately from Middle Greek agouros Date: 1661 1. a. a small prickly fruit used for pickling; also a pickle made from this fruit b. the slender annual vine (Cucumis anguria) of the gourd family that bears gherkins 2. the immature fruit of the cucumber especially when used for pickling

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a small variety of cucumber, or a young green cucumber, used for pickling. 2 a a trailing plant, Cucumis sativus, with cucumber-like fruits used for pickling. b this fruit. Etymology: Du. gurkkijn (unrecorded), dimin. of gurk, f. Slavonic, ult. f. med. Gk aggourion

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gherkin Gher"kin (g[~e]r"k[i^]n), n. [D. agurkje, a dim. akin to G. gurke, Dan. agurke; cf. Pol. og['o]rek, Bohem. okurka, LGr. 'aggoy`rion watermelon, Ar. al-khiy[=a]r, Per. khiy[=a]r.] 1. (Bot.) A kind of small, prickly cucumber, much used for pickles. 2. (Zo["o]l.) See Sea gherkin.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gherkins) Gherkins are small green cucumbers that have been preserved in vinegar. N-COUNT