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Gall   /gɔl/   Listen
Gall

noun
1.
An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.  Synonym: saddle sore.
2.
A skin sore caused by chafing.
3.
Abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury.
4.
A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will.  Synonyms: bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment.
5.
A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats.  Synonym: bile.
6.
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties.  Synonyms: cheekiness, crust, freshness, impertinence, impudence, insolence.
verb
(past & past part. galled; pres. part. galling)
1.
Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing.  Synonyms: chafe, fret.
2.
Irritate or vex.  Synonym: irk.



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"Gall" Quotes from Famous Books



... closer—closer, and then Fairchild gritted his teeth. There were four of them leading the parade, displaying the wealth that stood for the bonanza of the silver strike they had just made, four men whose names were gall ...
— The Cross-Cut • Courtney Ryley Cooper
... faces with diamonds and exposing her daughters to the foul machinations of worthless teachers—she acquired a father-in-law (Prince, afterwards King George) whose pretended affection was but a share of his all-encompassing hatred, whose breath was a serpent's, whose veins were flowing with gall; the supposed chevaleresque husband turned out a walking dictionary of petty indecencies and gross vulgarities when in a favorable mood, a brawler at other ...
— Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess • Henry W. Fischer
... troops which Wolfe had there stationed. These did their duty nobly; the fierce attack of the enemy failed to break their order, or make them even flinch for a moment. The skirmishers, meantime, continued to gall the light infantry with their desultory fire, which acted also as a vail to conceal the intended movements of the main body of the enemy. As the light troops, however, hastily fell back, they caused a slight dismay among their supporters. Wolfe instantly rode along ...
— Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8 • Various
... quaffed from cells of gall, Or crimson sting from creamy rose— Thy heavenly half from Eden flows, Thy venom from ...
— Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse • Richard Doddridge Blackmore
... Von Justingen, "save, indeed, the hunter's track across the western mountains to the Grisons and St. Gall. But it is beset with perils and deep with ...
— Historic Boys - Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times • Elbridge Streeter Brooks


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