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<hw>Gall"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like gall; bitter as gall.</def>

<i>Cranmer.</i>

<h1>Gally</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Galley</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 4.</def>

<h1>Gallygaskins</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal`ly*gas"kins</hw>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <def>See <er>Galligaskins</er>.</def>

<mhw><h1>Galoche, Galoshe</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Ga*loche"</hw>, <hw>Ga*loshe"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt></mhw>, <ety>[OE. <ets>galoche</ets>, <ets>galache</ets>, <ets>galage</ets>, shoe, F. <ets>galoche</ets> galoche, perh. altered fr. L. <ets>gallica</ets> a Gallic shoe, or fr. LL. <ets>calopedia</ets> wooden shoe, or shoe with a wooden sole, Gr. <?/, dim. of <?/, <?/, a shoemaker's last; <?/ wood + <?/ foot.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A clog or patten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Nor were worthy unbuckle his <b>galoche</b>. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Hence: An overshoe worn in wet weather.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.</def>

<h1>Galoot</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Ga*loot"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A noisy, swaggering, or worthless fellow; a rowdy.</def> <mark>[Slang, U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Galop</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal"op</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A kind of lively dance, in 2-4 time; also, the music to the dance.</def>

<h1>Galore</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Ga*lore"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. & a.</tt> <ety>[Scot. <ets>gelore</ets>, <ets>gilore</ets>, <ets>galore</ets>, fr. <ets>Gael</ets>. <ets>gu le\'95r</ets>, enough; <ets>gu-</ets> to, also an adverbial prefix + <ets>le\'95r</ets>, <ets>le\'95ir</ets>, enough; or fr. Ir. <ets>goleor</ets>, the same word.]</ety> <def>Plenty; abundance; in abundance.</def>

<h1>Galoshe</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Ga*loshe"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Galoche</er>.</def>

<h1>Galpe</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Galpe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To gape,; to yawn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Galsome</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Gal"some</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Gall</ets> bitterness + <ets>some</ets>.]</ety> <def>Angry; malignant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Morton.</i>

<h1>Galt</h1> <Xpage=610>

<hw>Galt</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n</tt> <ety>[See <er>Gault</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Gault</er>.</def>

<h1>Galvanic</h1> <Xpage=610>

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