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gallock

gallock noun: the left hand.

Noun

gallock (plural gallocks)

  1. (Northern England, UK, dialectal) The left hand.

Adjective

gallock (comparative more gallock, superlative most gallock)

  1. (Northern England, UK, dialectal) left-handed or left-footed
  2. (Northern England, UK, dialectal) clumsy; awkward

Forms of gallock

Noun
pluralgallocks
alternative formgallack
alternative formgallac
alternative formgallak
alternative formgaulic
alternative formgaulick
alternative formgallic
Adjective
comparativemore gallock
superlativemost gallock

Origin of gallock

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Old English gagol (“foolish”) + -ock, in the sense of "foolish person; fool"; or possibly from the same origin as French gauche.

Words formed from gallock

  • gallock-handed

Questions about gallock

What does gallock mean?
Gallock means the left hand.
What part of speech is gallock?
Gallock can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of gallock?
The plural of gallock is gallocks.

Words near gallock in the dictionary

  1. gallocatechins
  2. gallocatechol
  3. Gallocentric
  4. Gallocentrism
  5. gallocin
  6. gallock
  7. gallocks
  8. gallocyanin
  9. gallocyanine
  10. galloepicatechin
  11. galloepicatechins

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