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gal·lus
I. \ˈgaləs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cock; perhaps akin to Old Norse kalla to call — more at call
: a genus of birds (family Phasianidae) that consists of the common domestic fowl and related wild birds — see jungle fowl
II.
variant of gallows
III. \ˈgaləs\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: alteration of gallows (I)
chiefly dialect : suspender 2a
< worn close to the left-hand gallus — J.C.Furnas >
— usually used in plural |