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gallowa

UK/ˈɡaləwə/

gallowa noun: pony, or a small horse.

Noun

gallowa (plural gallowas)

  1. (Geordie, Northern England) pony, or a small horse.
    • Young lads who've never seen a gallowa (pony)...1981, Raphael Samuel, People's History and Socialist Theory, →ISBN, page 65
    • ..."galloways, a small, but spirited, breed of horses, from Galloway, a district of country in Scotland, famed for rearing them" Brockett Newc & Nth 1829; "A pony became a 'gallowa"...2005, Bill Griffiths, A dictionary of north east dialect, →ISBN, page 65
    Synonyms:
    cuddy, horse, nag, pony

Synonyms of gallowa

Forms of gallowa

pluralgallowas
alternative formgalloway

Origin of gallowa

From Middle English Galloway, originally denoting a small horse or pony bred in Galloway, a region of southwest Scotland. The term spread into northern English and Geordie dialects, where it was shortened to gallowa.

Questions about gallowa

What does gallowa mean?
Gallowa means pony, or a small horse.
What part of speech is gallowa?
Gallowa is a noun.
How do you pronounce gallowa?
Gallowa is pronounced /ˈɡaləwə/ (UK).
What is the plural of gallowa?
The plural of gallowa is gallowas.

Words near gallowa in the dictionary

  1. gallow character
  2. gallow glyph
  3. gallow glyphs
  4. gallow tree
  5. gallow trees
  6. gallowa
  7. gallowas
  8. galloway
  9. Galloway boiler
  10. Galloway boilers
  11. Galloway tube

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