Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallused

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gal-lused
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having galluses (braces/suspenders); held up by galluses.

Example Sentences

"But Ham, carrying two jugs hung across his shoulders by a greasy leather strap and wearing pants “gallused” up to his crotch, never loses his good humor."
"The usual must of the school commons was thickened with the sweat of unclothing. Over the benches lay shirts and gallused trousers, and the chatter and chaff was like many drums and many fifes and many boys and mayhem."

Etymology

From gallus + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gallus

Phrases

one-gallused

Questions

What does gallused mean?: Having galluses (braces/suspenders); held up by galluses.
Where does gallused come from?: From gallus + -ed.

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