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Jennings, James

"The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire"


Gal'libagger. _s._ [From _gally_ and _beggar_] A
bug-bear.
Gal'lise. _s._ The gallows.
Gallid. _adj._ Frightened.
To Gal'ly. _v. a._ To frighten.
Gallant'ing, Galligant'ing. _part._ Wandering about in gaiety
and enjoyment: applied chiefly to associations of the sexes.
Gam'bril. _s._ A crooked piece of wood used by butchers to
spread, and by which to suspend the carcase.
Gan'ny-cock. _s._ A turkey-cock.
Ganny-cock's Snob. _s._ The long membranous appendage at the
beak, by which the cock-turkey is distinguished.
Gare. _s._ The iron work for wheels, waggons, &c., is called
ire-gare; accoutrements.
Gate-shord. _s._ A gate-way; a place for a gate.
Gat'fer. _s._ An old man.
Gaw'cum. _s._ A simpleton; a gawkey.
Gawl-cup. _s._ Gold cup.
To Gee. _v.n._ [g soft] To agree; to go on well together.
To Gee. _v.n._ [g hard; part, and past tense, _gid_.] To
give. _Gee_ often includes the pronoun, thus, "I'll gee"
means I'll give you; the _gee_, and _ye_ for _you_,
combining into _gee_.


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