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单词 galley-west
释义

galley-west

[ gal-ee-west ]
/ ˈgæl iˈwɛst /

adverb

Informal. into a state of unconsciousness, confusion, or disarray (usually used in the phrase to knock galley-west).

adjective

Northern U.S. lopsided; cockeyed.

Origin of galley-west

1870–75, Americanism; alteration of British dialect collywest

Words nearby galley-west

gallery wire, gallet, galley, galley proof, galley slave, galley-west, gallfly, Gallia, galliambic, Galliano, galliard
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Example sentences from the Web for galley-west

  • I'd just hate awfully to lose those horns, now that I've knocked him galley-west.

    Rocky Mountain Boys|St. George Rathborne

British Dictionary definitions for galley-west

galley-west

adverb

slang, mainly US into confusion, inaction, or unconsciousness (esp in the phrase knock (someone or something) galley-west)

Word Origin for galley-west

C19: from English dialect colly-west awry, perhaps from Collyweston, a village in Northamptonshire
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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