GALLEY-WEST


Meaning of GALLEY-WEST in English

/gal"ee west"/ , adv.

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

adj.

2. Northern U.S. lopsided; cockeyed.

[ 1870-75, Amer.; alter. of Brit. dial. collywest ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .