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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Obsolete spelling of sallow. alt-of, obsolete

   "1889: Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet — WB Yeats, ‘Down by the Salley Gardens’"

2. 2
   Obsolete spelling of sally. alt-of, obsolete

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

sortiewisecrackaccessaggravated assaultaggressionamphibious attack

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"1889: Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet — WB Yeats, ‘Down by the Salley Gardens’"

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