galligu

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noun

The insoluble waste products of the Leblanc process.

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Meanings

noungalligu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe insoluble waste products of the Leblanc process.

    Most of what is now south-central Widnes is probably underlain by galligu[…]

    1967, Geographical Association, Geography, volumes 51-52
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    Of the technical improvements in the Leblanc process, some of the most important were concerned with the treatment of galligu to recover sulphur.

    1993, Thomas Kingston Derry, Trevor Illtyd Williams, A short history of technology: from the earliest times to A.D. 1900, page 540

Origin

Term used in Widnes (historically part of Lancashire), of unknown origin. Possibly onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic.

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APA

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MLA

“galligu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galligu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galligu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galligu.

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