单词 | galley-west |
释义 | galley-west[ gal-ee-west ] / ˈgæl iˈwɛst / adverbInformal. into a state of unconsciousness, confusion, or disarray (usually used in the phrase to knock galley-west). adjectiveNorthern U.S. lopsided; cockeyed. Origin of galley-west1870–75, Americanism; alteration of British dialect collywest Words nearby galley-westgallery wire, gallet, galley, galley proof, galley slave, galley-west, gallfly, Gallia, galliambic, Galliano, galliard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for galley-west
British Dictionary definitions for galley-westgalley-west adverbslang, mainly US into confusion, inaction, or unconsciousness (esp in the phrase knock (someone or something) galley-west) Word Origin for galley-westC19: 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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