GALLUS


Meaning of GALLUS in English

I. ˈgaləs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cock; perhaps akin to Old Norse kalla to call — more at call

: a genus of birds (family Phasianidae) that consists of the common domestic fowl and related wild birds — see jungle fowl

II.

variant of gallows

III. ˈgaləs noun

( -es )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: alteration of gallows (I)

chiefly dialect : suspender 2a

worn close to the left-hand gallus — J.C.Furnas

— usually used in plural

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