gally
[ gal-ee ]
verb (used with object),gal·lied, gal·ly·ing.Chiefly Dialect.
to frighten or scare.
Origin of gally
11695–1705; compare earlier gallow, apparently representing Old English agælwan to frighten
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How to use gally in a sentence
Getting away in good style, we had barely got the sails up, when something gallied the school.
The Cruise of the Cachalot | Frank T. BullenIt gallied our friends effectually, sending them flying in different directions at the top of their speed.
The Cruise of the Cachalot | Frank T. BullenIt was left in her bedroom, and we be fairly gallied out of our senses!'
The Well-Beloved | Thomas Hardy
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