gallinaceanadj.n.
/ˌɡalɪˈneɪʃ(ɪ)ən/ A. adj.
= gallinaceous adj.; in quot. = concerned with domestic fowls.
ΚΠ
1851 Q. Rev. 88 326 The gallinacian leech, like the mountebank of former days, has to exercise his wits for pure benevolence.
B. n.
A bird of the order Gallinaceæ or Gallinæ.
ΚΠ
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 483/2 Gallinaceans, Gallinacea. See Rasores.
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adj.n.1842- to keep a lookout
- to keep a low profile
- to keep a mediocrity
- to keep a neat, tidy, etc, house
- to keep a newspaper
- to keep a noise
- to keep a person at staff's end
- to keep a person at stave's end
- to keep a person at stick's end
- to keep a person at the stick's end
- to keep a person company
- to keep a person dark
- to keep a person forthcoming
- to keep a person guessing
- to keep a person honest
- to keep a person in countenance
- to keep a person in gammon
- to keep a person in hand
- to keep a person in the dark
- to keep a person in the dark about
- to keep a person in the dark as to
- to keep a person in the dark etc
- to keep a person on ice
- to keep a person on the edge of her seat
- to keep a person on the edge of his seat