GANGREL

Meaning of GANGREL in English

/gang"greuhl, -reuhl/ , n. Brit. Dial.

1. a lanky, loose-jointed person.

2. a wandering beggar; vagabond; vagrant.

[ 1300-50; ME; See GANG 1 , -REL; cf. GANGLING ]

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GANGREL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from gangen to go, from Old English gangan Date: 14th century vagrant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GANGREL — ˈgaŋ(ə)rəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, irregular from gangen to go — more at gang 1. chiefly Scotland …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GANGREL — (v. i.) Wandering; vagrant.
Английский словарь Webster
GANGREL — ( v. i. ) Wandering; vagrant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GANGREL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from gangen to go, from Old English gangan Date: 14th century Scottish : vagrant
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GANGREL — vi wandering; vagrant.
Webster English vocab
GANGREL — [gang.rel] n [ME, fr. gangen to go, fr. OE gangan] (14c) Scot: vagrant
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GANGREL — Function: noun Synonyms: VAGABOND , ||bindle stiff, drifter, floater, hobo, runagate, ||shack, ||sundowner, ||swagman, ||traveler
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GANGREL — noun Synonyms: vagabond , ||bindle stiff, drifter, floater, hobo, runagate, ||shack, ||sundowner, ||swagman, ||traveler
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GANGREL — Pronunciation: ' ga ŋ -( ə -)r ə l Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from gangen to go, from Old …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GANGLING — adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of Scots gangrel vagrant, lanky person Date: 1843 loosely and awkwardly built ; lanky
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GANGLING — ˈgaŋgliŋ, -aiŋ-, -lēŋ adjective Etymology: perhaps irregular from gangrel : having a spindling or awkwardly long growth : loosely built …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GANGEREL — ˈgaŋ(ə)rəl variant of gangrel
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GANGLING — /gang"gling/ , adj. awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built. Also, gangly . [ 1800-10; akin to obs. gangrel …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GANGLING — adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of Scots gangrel vagrant, lanky person Date: 1843 : loosely and awkwardly built : lanky
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GANGLING — [gan.gling] adj [perh. alter. of Sc gangrel vagrant, lanky person] (ca. 1825): loosely and awkwardly built: lanky
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GANGLING — gan ‧ gling /ˈɡæŋɡlɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from Scottish English gangrel 'wanderer, tall thin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VAGABOND — n. Function: noun a person who wanders at will or as a habit FF1C; a park full of vagabonds sleeping …
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SWAGGER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: VAGABOND , ||bindle stiff, drifter, ||gangrel, hobo, roadster, ||shack, ||sundowner, ||swagman, ||traveler
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VAGABOND — I. adjective Synonyms: itinerant , itinerate, nomadic, perambulant, perambulatory, peripatetic, roving, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring Related Word: vagabondish II. noun a …
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SWAGGER
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