gal·lo·way \ˈgaləˌwā\noun Etymology: from Galloway, a district in Scotland 1.often capitalized a.: a breed of small hardy horses of former times originating in Galloway, Scotland b.-s: a large pony or small horse 2.usually capitalized: a breed of hardy medium-sized hornless chiefly black beef cattle native to southwestern Scotland and distinguished from the Aberdeen Angus chiefly by the very heavy curly coat