The process of growing or cultivating gourds; the practice of making or carving decorative items from gourds.
From 'gourd' plus the gerund/present participle suffix '-ing.' A relatively recent coinage based on the growing practice of decorative gourd work and cultivation as a hobby.
Gourding is a craft that's been exploding on social media—people are turning hollow gourds into art, lanterns, and birdhouses, reviving a practice that Indigenous peoples used for thousands of years before it got forgotten in the modern era.
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