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adverb
1.
Informal. into a state of unconsciousness, confusion, or disarray (usually used in the phrase to knock galley-west).
adjective
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Northern U.S. lopsided; cockeyed.
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Galley-west
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; alteration of British dialect collywest
1870–75, Americanism; alteration of British dialect collywest
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| galley-west | |
| —adv | |
| slang chiefly (US) into confusion, inaction, or unconsciousness (esp in the phrase knock (someoneorsomething) galley-west) | |
| [C19: from English dialect colly-west awry, perhaps from Collyweston, a village in Northamptonshire] | |
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