Originally, a painful swelling, pustule, or blister, esp. in a horse (cf. windgall, n.1). In later use (? influenced by gall, v.1), a sore or wound…
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > sore > gall or chafe (9) gallc1440 Originally, a painful swelling, pustule, or blister, esp. in a horse (cf. windgall, n.1). In later use (? influenced by gall, v.1), a sore or wound… gallingc1440 The result of galling; in plural, galls, galled spots. Obsolete. excoriation?a1547 An excoriated place (on the body): a sore. galledness1569 merry-gall1575 A sore caused by chafing. gald1611 galding1684 = gall, n.2 Subcategories:— action of (2) |
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