The GALING, 8. A bruise. Somerset. GALINGALE, 8. (A.-N.) GALANGALE, Jaromatic root of the rush cyperus, used as a drug, or as a seasoning for dishes. GALINIC, 8. A guinea-fowl. Cornw. GALIOT, 8. (Fr.) A small vessel. GALKABAW, 8. A girl who looks after cows. Suff. GALL, (Fr.) (1) 8. A sarcasm, or severe joke; a galling stroke; vexation, or trouble. (2) v. To say galling, sarcastic things. I have seen you gleeking and galling at this gentleman twice or thrice. Hen. V, v, 1. (3) s. A sore place; a fault. Stronglie they stop up al goon-hole galls. Heywood's Spider and Flie, 1556. (4) v. To frighten. Somerset. (6) s. A defect in a tree. Suss. GALLACES, s. Braces. Yorksh. GALLANT, (1) adj. Finely dressed. (2) s. A person in gay apparel. GALLANTED, adj. Gallant, well dressed. Enter Bubble gallanted. GALLAS, 8. The gallows. GALLEY-BIRD, s. A woodpecker. GALLEY-FOIST, s. A long barge with oars. Because the sands were bare, and water low, We rested there till it two hours did flow: And then to travell went our galley-foyst, Our ancker quickly weigh'd, our sayle up hoyst, Where thirty miles we past, a mile from shore, The water two foot deepe, or little more. Taylor's Works, 1630. GALLEY-HALFPENCE, 8. These were commonly called gallie men, as men that came up in the gallies, who brought up wines and other merchan dizes, which they landed in Thamesstrete, at a place called galley key: they had a certaine coyne of silver amongst themselves, which were half-pence of Genoa, and were called galley-half-pence. These half-pence were forbidden in the thirteenth year of Henry IV, and again by parliament in the third of Henry V, by the name of half-pence of Genoa, forbidden to passe as unlawfull payment amongst the English subjects. Notwithstanding, in my youth, I have seen them passe currant. Stowe's Survey of London, 1599. GALLIER, S. (1) One who keeps teams for hire. Heref. (2) A fight; romping. West. GALLIGANT. See Gallivanting. GALLIGANTUs, s. An animal above the usual size. Giouc. GALLIMATION, S. (Fr.) Nonsense. GALLIMAWFREY, 8. (1) A dish made of several sorts of meat minced, or of remnants and scraps. "A gallimaufrey, une fricassée." The French Schoolmaster, 1636. "O Lord, he hath supped up all the broth of this gallimaufry, Seigneur Dieu, il a humé tout le brouïd de ce pasté en pot." Ib. The word is applied in printing offices to any eatables or drinkables. (2) Metaphorically, any confused medley of things. GALLIMENT, 8. Anything frightful. Devon. GALLIOON, 8. (Span.) A small ship. Hyppias the Troyan the broad lyter framed, The Cyrenens the hoy, which some more fine, The gallioon call: with barks the Cyprians tamed The rude sea-rovers, cockboates (some divine). Great Britaines Troye, 1609. GALLIVANTING, 8. Rustic gallanting. GALLOC, 8. The plant comfrey. GALLOCK-HAND, s. The left hand. Yorksh. GALLOPED-BEER, 8. Poor beer for immediate use. East. GALLOPIN, 8. A scullion or undercook. GALLOW, v. (4.-S.) To frighten. GALLOWAY, 8. A horse under fifteen hands high; a hackney. North. GALLOW-CLAPPER, 8. A very wild youth. GALLOWGLASS, s. (1) A sort of Irish foot-soldier. (2) A heavy axe used by the gallowglasses. GALLOWS, ado. Very. Var. d. GALLOW-TREE, s. The gallows. GALLS, 8. Springs or wet places in a field; bare places in a crop. GALLY, (1) v. To frighten; to taunt; to hurry. West. (2) adj. Wet; moist; applied to land. GALLY-BIRD, 8. The woodpecker. GALOCHE, 8. See Galage. GALT, (1) s. A boar pig. GALWES, 8. (4.-S.) The gallows. GAMBADOES, 8. A sort of loose drawers or stockGAMOGINS, ings worn outside the legs over the other clothing; cases of leather to protect the shoes and stockings from the dirt when on horseback; gaiters. Daccus is all bedawb'd with golden lace, Hose, doublet, jerkin; and gamashes too. Davies, Scourge of Folly, 1611. GAMAWDLED, adj. Half tipsy. Linc. GAMBA, 8. Some likewise there affect the gamba with the voice, To shew that England could varietie afford. Drayton's Polyolbion, song 4. GAMBAUDE, 8. (A.-N.) A gambol. GAMBESON, 8. (4.-N.) A stiff coat, worn under the armour, and descending to the middle of the thighs; a similar though less substantial habit worn by women to improve their figure. GAMBLE, 8. (1) A leg. Somerset. (2) A butcher's staff. GAMBONE, 8. A gammon. Skelton. GAMBREL, (Ital.) (1) 8. A piece of wood used by butchers for expanding a slaughtered animal. (2) s. The leg of a horse. (3) v. To tie by the leg. (4) s. A cart with rails. Heref. GAME, s. (1) (4.-S.) Pleasure; sport. Gameliche, joyfully, play. fully. (2) A rabbit-warren. Parkes of fallow deere, and games of graie conies, it maintaineth many, the 'Tis a catalogue Of all the gamesters in the court and city, Which lord lies with that lady, and what gallant Sports with that merchant's wife. B. & Fl. False One, i, 1. She's impudent, my lord, And was a common gamester to the camp. Shakesp., All's Well, v, 3. GAMMALKIN, s. An awkward ram bling fellow. North. See Gamock. GAMMER, (1) s. An old wife; a grandmother. See Gaffer. Gammer-stang, a rude girl. (2) v. To idle. GAMMEREI., s. The small of the leg. Devon. GAMMET, 8. Sport; fun; gameGAMMOT, someness; banter; a trick put upon a person. Gammets, whims, fancies. Var. d. GAMMICKING,s. Gossiping. Essex. GAMMON, S. (A.-S.) Sport; nonsense. Var. d. GAMMOUTHE, s. The gamut. Palsg. GAMOCK, S. Silly sport. To gamock, to romp or play practical jokes ; to go feasting and frollicking from place to place. Shropsh. GAMY, adj. Sticky. Hants. GAN, (1) pret. t. Began. (2) s. An old cant term for mouth. (3) pret. t. of give. GANCH, v. (Ital.) To punish by suspending a criminal on a hook. Their formes of putting to death (besides such as are common els-where) are impaling upon stakes, ganching, which is to be let fall from on high upon hookes, and there to hang untill they die by the anguish of their wounds, or more miserable famine. Sandys' Travels. GANDER, v. To ramble about with. out object. East. GANDERGOOSE, 8. Ragwort. GANDER-MONTH, 8. The month in which a man's wife is confined. Gander-mooner, one who acts the gallant at that season. To go a gandering, to gallant during this season. Var. d. GANDERNOPED, adj. Thoughtless; Giddy. West. GANDY, adj. Idly disposed. Shropsh. GANE, (1) v. To yawn. (2) pret. t. Gone; went. North. GANE-FISH,S. A hornbeak. Somers. Acus, aculeatus, Plin., papis Beλórn, aßlevvns; Esguille, orphie; a hornebecke, snacotfishe, ganefishe, piperfishe, hornefishe, apud Cimbros dicitur, ro bias apud Saxones. Nomenclator. GANG, (4.-S.) (1) v. To go. Still used in the North. Ganger, a good goer. North. (2) s. A set, or company. Var. d. (3) s. A set of calf's feet. Northampt. GANG-BOOSE, S. The passage from a cow-house to the barn. North. GANG-DAYS, S. Rogation week. GANGERAL, S. A vagrant. North. GANGING-GEAR, S. The machinery of a mill. GANGINGS-ON, North. S. Proceedings. GANGLE, v. (4.-N.) To make a noise. GANGLING, adj. Tall and slender in proportion to the bulk, so as not to support itself well. Applied to vegetable productions. Warw. GANGREL, S. (1) A tall ill-made fellow. (2) A lazy lout. GANGRIL, S. A toad. North. GANGSMAN, 8. One who has the oversight and payment of a gang or number of excavators. Linc. GANG-TEETH, 8. Teeth which project out of the mouth in animals. 26 GANG-TIDE, 8. Rogation week. At fasts-eve pass-puffes; gang-tide gaites did alie masses bring. Warner's Albions England, 1592. GANG-WAY, 8. A passage. GANG-WEEK, S. Rogation week. GANNER, 8. A gander. Var. d. GANNER-HEAD, 8. A dunce. South. GANNING, 8. The barking of foxes. GANNOK, 8. A standard. GANNOKER, 8. A tavern-keeper. GANNY, 8. A turkey. Devon. GANNY-WEDGE, 8. A wooden wedge for splitting timber. West. GANSE, (1) s. Merriment. Suss. (2) adj. Thin; slender. Kent. GANT, (1) 8. (4.-S.) A gander. (2) 8. The gannet, a Cornish bird. v. To yawn. North. (4) adj. Scanty. (5) adj. Hearty; well. North. (6) 8. A village wake. East. GANTREE, 8. A stand for barrels. North. GANTRIL, GANTY, adj. (1) Frolicsome. Suss. (2) Lean. East. GANZAS, 8. (Span.) Geese. GAOWE, v. To chide. Exmoor. GAP, v. To notch; to jag. South. GAPE-SEED, s. A ludicrous term for any sight. He was looking for a little gape-seed, i.e. looking about for any sight or idle entainment. North. A strange sight is called a gape's nest in Devon. GAPESING, 8. Sight-seeing. Var. d. GAPESNATCH, 8. A fool. Glouc. GAPE-STICK, 8. (1) A large wooden spoon. East. (2) An awkward country clown. Norf. GAR, v. To make; to compel. GARATWIST, adv. Awry. Suss. GARB, 8. (4.-N.) A sheaf of corn. GARBASH, 8. Garbage. Florio. GARBELLER, 8. A person employed to examine spices, drugs, &c., to find out impurities, or garbles. 2 K GARB-FEATHERS,. The feathers under a hawk's bill. GARBOIL, 8. A commotion, or up. roar. GARCIL, 8. Underwood. North. GARD, 8. (Fr.) A facing, or trimming to a dress. GARDE, pret. t. Made. GARDEBRACE, s. (4.-N.) Armour for the arm. GARDEEN, 8. A guardian. Suffolk. GARDEES, 8. Guardians. GARDEMANGER, 8. (Fr.) A cupboard. GARDEN, v. To put a hawk on a piece of turf. GARDEN-GINGER, 8. Cayenne pep per. GARDEN-HOUSE, 8. A summerhouse. Garden-pot, a watering pot. GARDEN-WARBLER, 8. The blackcap, motacilla atricapilla of Linn. GARDEROBE, 8.(4.-N.) (1) A wardrobe. (2) The necessary offices in a castle or palace. (3) A cloak or cover over the dress. "Savegard. garderobe." French Alphabet, 1615. GARDEVIANCE, 8. (Fr.) A chest, or pannier; a bag for meat. GARDWYNE, 8. (4.-N.) A reward. Gifene us gersoms and golde, Morte Arthure. GARFISH, 8. The sea-needle. fecting the udder. East. GARGILOUN, 8. (A.-N.) Part of the numbles of a deer. GARGLE, v. To warble. Gargoun, 8. (4.-N.) Language; jargon. GARGUT, 8. A disease incident to calves; a kind of murrain. Norf. GARGUT-ROOT, 8. Bear's-foot. Norf. GARISH, adj. (4.-S.) (1) Fine; splendid; showy, especially in dress. Not being contented with that, thou byndest mee wyth garishe bandes, one while of one colour, and another while of another, and sometyme with many coloures at once, as if I were mad: howe is it possible to suffer so many chaunges? Dial. between the Cap and the Head, 1565. The second leafe of this lilly hath engraven in it, Asperitas vestitus, that is, coarseness and plainenesse of apparrell: for garish and fantasticall cloathes are speechlesse reporters of wanton mindes. Man in the Moone, 1609. (2) Frightened; very wild; silly. Var. d. GARISOUN, (1) v. (A.-N.) To heal. (2) 8. A reward. GARLAND, 8. (1) The ring in a target in which the prick was set. (2) A small collection of ballads. GARLE, v. To spoil butter in making by handling it with hot hands. East. GARLED, adj. Streaked; spotted; applied to animals. GARLIC-EATER, 8. A stinking fellow. South. GARLONG, S. A garland. GARN, 8. (1) A garden; a garner. South. (2) Yarn. North. GARNADE, 8. A dish in ancient cookery, of which an account will be found in Ord. and Reg., p. 465. GARNARDE, 8. Wine of Granada. GARNEMENT, 8. (A.-N.) A gar ment. GARNER, 8. A granary; a store room. GARNETOUR, S. (A.-N.) Provisions. GARNETT, 8. (1) The pomegranate. (2) (Ital.) A sort of firework. (3) A sort of hinge. GARNISH, 8. (A.-N.) (1) A tableservice, consisting generally of sets of twelve dishes, saucers, &c. To garnish, to set the dishes on the table. (2) The fees paid by a prisoner on entering the jail. GARNISHEE, s. One who holds in his hand something disputed, until the claim is decided. GARNISON, 8. (4.-N.) A garrison. GARNITURE, s. An article of dress fashionable at the end of the 17th century. Besides, every good man is not ac quainted with this principle among you, that you can be in love with nothing but yourselves, and may be jealous of his wife, when indeed you come innocently to take a view of your persons |