gal|low|glass

gal|low|glass
gal|low|glass «GAL oh glas», noun.
a soldier or armed retainer of a chief in ancient Ireland or Scotland. Also, galloglass.
[< Irish and Scottish Gaelic gall-óglách < gall foreigner + óglách youth, retainer]

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