gangrel
a lanky, loose-jointed person.
a wandering beggar; vagabond; vagrant.
Origin of gangrel
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How to use gangrel in a sentence
But tell me, good Gerard, how it is that thou art so willing to leave kith and kin to follow a gangrel wife along the ways?
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William MorrisThe female replied in his stead, 'O aye, sir—troth we have a partner—a gangrel body like oursells.
Red Gauntlet | Sir Walter ScottIs it a wonder that very soon we had the slouch of the gangrel and the cunning aspect of the thief?
John Splendid | Neil MunroIt happened once that some gangrel women came to Lithend from Bergthorsknoll; they were great gossips and rather spiteful tongued.
The story of Burnt Njal | AnonymousAnd what gangrel loon is this that ye are bringing to the door by the hand?
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City | S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for gangrel
/ (ˈɡæŋɡrəl, ˈɡæŋrəl) /
a wandering beggar
a child just able to walk; toddler
Origin of gangrel
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