Gallus
adv, noun
adv, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of gallu form-of, plural
- 2 One strap of a pair of galluses (suspenders). US, dated, dialectal
"[…] left gallus of his suspenders […]"
- 3 elastic straps that hold trousers up wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Alternative form of gallows. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"[…] he's unfortinitly ^([sic]) known to be cornected ^([sic]) with a gallus bad lot of cads."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"In Latin, "gallus" means both "cock" and "Frenchman"."