n. [ F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See Gauffer. ] (Zool.)
☞ The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gopher drift (Mining),
. Minnesota; -- a nickname alluding to the abundance of gophers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. A genus comprising the gopher tortoises, North AMerican burrowing toroises.
n. A small handsome round-headed deciduous tree (Cladrastis lutea) having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye; also called
[ Heb. gōpher. ] A species of wood used in the construction of Noah's ark. Gen. vi. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]