GALLEY-WEST


Meaning of GALLEY-WEST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌga-lē-ˈwest ]

adverb

Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect collywest badly askew

Date: 1875

: into destruction or confusion

was knocked galley-west

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.