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Macbeth Soliloquy Glossary: Is this a dagger which I see before me (2.1.33-61)

gouts (16)

From the Latin gutta, meaning large drops or splashes, often gushing or bursting.

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Mabillard, Amanda. Macbeth Soliloquy Glossary. Shakespeare Online. 20 Aug. 2000. (date when you accessed the information) < http://shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth/soliloquies/gouts.html >.


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