gally

[ gal-ee ]
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verb (used with object),gal·lied, gal·ly·ing.Chiefly Dialect.
  1. to frighten or scare.

Origin of gally

1
1695–1705; 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. Bullen
  • It gallied our friends effectually, sending them flying in different directions at the top of their speed.

    The Cruise of the Cachalot | Frank T. Bullen
  • It was left in her bedroom, and we be fairly gallied out of our senses!'

    The Well-Beloved | Thomas Hardy