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gallock

gallock

English

Alternative forms

  • gallack, gallac, gallak, gaulic, gaulick, gallic

Noun

gallock ‎(uncountable)

  1. (Britain, dialectal, Northern England) The left hand

Adjective

gallock ‎(comparative more gallock, superlative most gallock)

  1. (Britain, dialectal, Northern England) left-handed or left-footed
  2. (Britain, dialectal, Northern England) clumsy; awkward

Derived terms

  • gallock-handed

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Old English gagol ‎(“foolish”) +‎ -ock, in the sense of "foolish person; fool"; or possibly from the same origin as French gauche.

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