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語源

From 中期英語 Galloway, originally denoting a small horse or pony bred in Galloway, a region of southwest Scotland. The term spread into northern English and Geordie dialects, where it was shortened to gallowa.

発音

• (英国発音, Geordie, Northern England) IPA: /ˈɡaləwə/

名詞

gallowa (plural gallowas)

1. (Geordie, Northern England) pony, or a small horse.

   Synonyms: cuddy, horse, nag, pony

   • 1981, Raphael Samuel, People's History and Socialist Theory, →ISBN, page 65:

     Young lads who've never seen a gallowa (pony)...

   • 2005, Bill Griffiths, A dictionary of north east dialect, →ISBN, page 65:

     ..."galloways, a small, but spirited, breed of horses, from Galloway, a district of country in Scotland, famed for rearing them" Brockett Newc & Nth 1829; "A pony became a 'gallowa"...

関連する語

• pony
• gallowa
• nag (dialectal)
• cuddy (Northern English, Scots, “donkey”)

参照

• Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin, “gallowa”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎, archived from the original on 5 September 2024.
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2]