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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Găl'lows-bĭtts, n. pl. p. 556(Naut.) A strong frame in the center of a ship's deck for supporting spare spars while in port. Totten.Găl'lows-frame, n. p. 556(Steam-eng.) The frame that supports the beam of a beam-engine. [U. S.]Gāl'lows-free, a. p. 556Free from danger of the gallows. [Rare.] Dryden.Gāl'lows-tree, n. p. 556A tree used for execution, or as a gallows. [Obs.] Spencer.Gall'-sick-ness, n. p. 556A remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands. Dunglison.Gall'-stōne, n. p. 556A concretion formed in the gall-bladder.Gall'y, a. p. 556Like gall; bitter as gall. Cranmer.Găl'ly, n. p. 556A printer's frame. [Written also, and more usually, galley.]Gāl'ly-gās'kins, n. pl. p. 556See GALLIGASKINS.Găl'ly-worm, n. p. 556An insect of the centiped kind, of several species. [Written also galley-worm.]Ga-lōshe', n. p. 556A patten, clog, or wooden shoe. [Obs.] 2. A shoe to be worn over another shoe to keep the foot dry. 3. A gaiter made to cover the leg and upper part of the foot.Gāl'op, n. p. 556(Mus.) A quick species of dance, generally in ²⁄₄ time.Ga-lōre', n. p. 556Plenty; abundance. “They tippled strong liquor galore.” Old Ballad. ☞ This word is not now used except in some parts of England, and by sailors.Ga-lōshe', n. p. 556The same as GALOCHE.Gal'sōme, a. p. 556Angry; malignant. [Obs.] Morton.Galt, n. p. 556The same as GAULT.Gal-văn'ic, a. p. 556Pertaining to galvanism; containing or exhibiting galvanism. Galvanic battery, an apparatus for generating galvanism. See BATTERY.Gal-văn'ic Pile p. 556The original form of the apparatus used by Volta to produce a current of dynamical electricity. It consisted of a pile of alternate silver and zinc disks, laid up with disks of paper or cloth between…Găl'va-nĭsm, n. p. 556Electricity developed by chemical action between different substances without the aid of friction, as by connecting dissimilar metals, as copper and zinc, with an intervening oxidizing fluid; current…Gāl'va-nist, n. p. 556One versed in galvanism.Gāl'va-nīze, v. t. p. 556To affect with galvanism. 2. To plate, as with gold, silver, &c., by means of galvanism. 3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action, as from a state of suspended animation.Galvanized iron p. 556iron coated with zinc by galvanic deposition; more commonly, iron coated with zinc by a peculiar process, in which the coating is produced, not by galvanism, but by plunging the iron, after its…Gāl'va-nīz'er, n. p. 556One who, or that which, galvanizes.Gal-vā'no-caus'tic, a. p. 556Relating to the use of galvanic heat as a caustic, especially in medicine.Găl'va-nŏl'o-gĭst, n. p. 556One who describes the phenomena of galvanism.Găl'va-nŏl'o-gy, n. p. 556A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena.Gāl'va-nŏm'e-ter, n. p. 556An instrument or apparatus for measuring the force of minute quantities of galvanic electricity. Ure.Gal-vā'no-plās'tic, a. p. 557Pertaining to the art or process of electro-typing. Tomlinson.Gal-vān'o-scōpe, n. p. 557An instrument or apparatus for detecting the presence of minute quantities of galvanic electricity.Gā'ma-grāss, n. p. 557(Bot.) A species of grass; Tripsacum dactyloides. It is tall, stout, and exceedingly productive, and is cultivated in the West Indies, and somewhat in the Southern States of North America, as a…Ga-māsh'es, n. pl. p. 557Short spatterdashes similar to gaiters. [Obs.] Shelton.Gam-bā'do, n. p. 557A case of leather, formerly used to defend the leg from mud, and in riding on horseback. His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps. W. Scott.Găm'bet or Gam-bē'tā, n. p. 557(Ornith.) A bird, of the size of the greenshank, found in the Arctic Sea, and in Scandinavia and Iceland. Pennant.Gām'bier, n. p. 557The inspissated juice of a plant (the Uncaria gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, much used in dyeing and tanning. It is also eaten with betel-nuts. By tanners it is called Terra…Găm'bi-son, n. p. 557A stuffed doublet worn under armor. [Obs.] Toone.Gām'bist, n. p. 557(Mus.) A performer upon the viola di gamba. See VIOLA.Găm'bit, n. p. 557(Chess-playing.) A mode of opening the game; a peculiar movement made on beginning to play. ☞ “There are many forms of gambit at chess, and in every one there is the sacrifice of a pawn early in the…Găm'ble, v. i. p. 557To play or game for money or other stake.Găm'ble, v. t. p. 557To lose or squander by gaming; — usually with away. Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates. Ames.Găm'bler, n. p. 557One who gambles; one who games or plays for money or other stake.Gam-bōgē' or Gam-bō'ge, n. p. 557A concrete vegetable juice, or gum-resin, produced by several species of trees growing in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, whence…Gam-bō'gi-an or Gam-bō'gie, a. p. 557Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, gamboge.Găm'bol, v. i. p. 557To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to play in frolic, like boys and lambs. 2. To leap; to start. Shak.Găm'bol, n. p. 557A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a skip; a hop; a leap; a sportive prank. Dryden.Gām'brēl, n. p. 557The hind leg of a horse. 2. A stick crooked like a horse's leg, used by butchers in suspending animals which have been slaughtered for the purpose of dressing and weighing them.Gambrel roof p. 557a hipped roof; a mansard or curb roof. [U. S.] [See Illust. of Curb-roof.]Gămʹbrel, v. t. p. 557To tie by the leg. Beau. & Fl.Gam-brōgān', n. p. 557(Manuf.) A kind of twilled linen cloth for lining. Simmonds.Gāme, n. p. 557[A-S. gamen, gomen, play, joke, Icel. gaman, joke, Dan. gammen, O. Sw. gamman, gaman, joy, O. H. Ger. gaman, joy, jest, allied to Skr. kam, to love. See infra. 1. Sport of any kind; jest; frolic. We…Gāme, a. p. 557Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like that of the game-cock; ready to fight to the last; courageous; brave; resolute. I was game . . . I felt that I could have fought even to the death. F.…Gāme, v. i. p. 557To play at any sport or diversion. 2. To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards, or other instruments, according to certain rules, with a view to win money or other thing waged upon…Gāme'-cōck, n. p. 557A cock bred or used to fight; a cock kept for barbarous sport. Locke.Gāme'-egg, n. p. 557An egg from which a fighting cock is bred. Garth.Gāme'ful, a. p. 557Full of game or games.Gāme'keep'er, n. p. 557One who has the care of game, especially in a park or preserve; one who is authorized to preserve beasts of the chase, or animals kept for sport. Blackstone.Gāme'-laws, n. pl. p. 557Laws for the preservation of those animals which constitute game. [Eng.]Gāme'-lĕg, n. p. 557A lame or crooked leg. [Colloq.]Gāme'less, a. p. 557Destitute of game.Gāme'sōme, a. p. 557Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome. “Gladness of the gamesome crowd.” Byron.Gāme'sōme-ly, adv. p. 557In a gamesome manner; merrily; playfully.