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GALLOGLASS

\ɡˈaləɡlˌas], \ɡˈaləɡlˌas], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ə_ɡ_l_ˌa_s]\

Definitions of GALLOGLASS

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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gal'lo-glas, n. a soldier or armed retainer of a chief in ancient Ireland and other Celtic countries.--Also GAL'LOWGLASS. [Ir. gallÃ³glÃ¡ch--Ir. gall, foreign, Ã³glÃ¡ch, youth.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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