gall1
/
gɔːl/
n.
- bold and impudent behaviour.
- an animal's gall bladder.
▸archaic the contents of the gall bladder; bile.
- bitterness or cruelty:
life's gall.
Etymology
OE gealla (denoting bile), of Gmc origin.
gall2
/
gɔːl/
n.
- annoyance or resentment.
- a sore on the skin made by chafing.
v.
- make annoyed or resentful.
- make sore by chafing.
Derivative
- galling adj.
- gallingly adv.
Etymology
OE gealle ‘sore on a horse’, perh. rel. to gall1.
gall3
/
gɔːl/
n.
an abnormal growth formed in response to the presence of insect larvae, mites, or fungi on plants and trees, especially oaks.
▸
[as modifier]
denoting insects or mites that produce galls.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. galla.