HOW TO CLEAN A GOURD Cleaning the Exterior of the Gourd All you really need to clean dried gourds are a non scratching Teflon pan cleaner such as a chore boy or a copper scrubbing ball, some warm water and dish detergent.
DEFINITION of 'Duress'. The act of using force, false imprisonment, coercion, threats or psychological pressure to compel someone to act contrary to his or her wishes or interests. Duress is also used as a form of defense to a crime by a defendant who is compelled or coerced to commit the crime because they are under serious imminent harm to themselves or others.
Did You Know? Duress is a word of hardy stock. It has been a part of the English language since the 14th century, and has a number of long-lived relatives. Duress itself came into Middle English through the Anglo-French duresce (meaning hardness or severity), which stems from Latin durus, meaning hard..