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gallock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gal-lock
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The left hand.

British usage

adj

left-handed or left-footed

British usage

adj

clumsy; awkward

British usage

Etymology

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.

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Inflected Forms

gallocks (plural) gallack (alternative) gallac (alternative) gallak (alternative) gaulic (alternative) gaulick (alternative) gallic (alternative) more gallock (comparative) most gallock (superlative)

Phrases

gallock-handed

Questions

What does gallock mean?
The left hand.
Where does gallock come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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