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galley yarn

galley yarn noun: a hoaxing story.

Noun

galley yarn (plural galley yarns)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A hoaxing story.
    Synonyms:
    GY

Synonyms of galley yarn

Forms of galley yarn

pluralgalley yarns

Questions about galley yarn

What does galley yarn mean?
Galley yarn means a hoaxing story.
What part of speech is galley yarn?
Galley yarn is a noun.
What is the plural of galley yarn?
The plural of galley yarn is galley yarns.

Words near galley yarn in the dictionary

  1. galley slaves
  2. galley slice
  3. galley slices
  4. galley worm
  5. galley worms
  6. galley yarn
  7. galley yarns
  8. galley-slave
  9. galley-slaves
  10. galley-worm
  11. galley-worms

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