gallowa en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡaləwə/ (Geordie, Northern-England, UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Scottish Gaelic Gall-Ghàidhealaibhbor. English Gallowaybor. Scots Gallowa Scots gallowabor. ▲ English Galloway English galloway English 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.
Meanings
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(Geordie, Northern-England) pony, or a small horse.
..."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:Young lads who've never seen a gallowa (pony)...
1981, Raphael Samuel, People's History and Socialist Theory, →ISBN, page 65:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gallowas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| galloway | alternative | lexicographic |