*(3) 'He's a gallus chap,' i.e. plucky.
Gallows-gate. A light gate, consisting only of a hinged style, top-rail, and one strut.—N.W.
Gallus. See Gallows.—N.W.
Gally, Gallow. To frighten or terrify. Gallow (B.H., Lansd. MS.), Gally (A.B.S.), Pret. gallered, astonished, frightened (A.B.C.S.) 'He gallered I amwost into vits.' Still in use about Marlborough and in S.W. From M.E. galwen; A.S. agælwan, to stupefy.—N. & S.W.
'The wrathful skies
Gallow the very wanderers of the dark.'—Lear, iii. 2.
The word is still commonly used in the whale-fishery:—
'Young bulls ... are ... easily "gallied," that is, frightened.'—Marryat, Poor Jack, ch. vi.
Gam. A sticky mass, as 'all in a gam.' See Gaam (2).—N. & S.W. In S. Wilts the a in this word and its derivatives is usually short, while in N. Wilts it is broad in sound.
Gambrel. The piece of wood or iron used by butchers for extending or hanging a carcase (A.). Gamel (S.).—N. & S.W.
Gamel. See Gambrel.