gallows/gallus/galluses = suspenders

gallows _EDD_ gollows 6 'braces, suspenders' _OED_ galows 6 nord dial (1730-) O Supp 2 1837 - gallows _DAE_ gallows 2 (1806 - gallus ( 1835 - ) _ADD_ gallus/ golluses _COD_ us. colloq. dial. _Heritage_ (informal) = suspenders Withdraw? (as well covered?) [check] Used I and Sup Not used Wit...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31173
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Summary:gallows _EDD_ gollows 6 'braces, suspenders' _OED_ galows 6 nord dial (1730-) O Supp 2 1837 - gallows _DAE_ gallows 2 (1806 - gallus ( 1835 - ) _ADD_ gallus/ golluses _COD_ us. colloq. dial. _Heritage_ (informal) = suspenders Withdraw? (as well covered?) [check] Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn This is a reference card.

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