gallock

G2A1L1L1O1C3K5

noun

The left hand.

OriginOld English gagol ← French gauche →
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Meanings

noungallock (plural gallocks)

plural gallocks · alternative gallack · alternative gallac · alternative gallak · alternative gaulic · alternative gaulick · alternative gallic

  1. Northern EnglandUKdialectalThe left hand.
adjectivegallock (comparative more gallock, superlative most gallock)

comparative more gallock · superlative most gallock · alternative gallack · alternative gallac · alternative gallak · alternative gaulic · alternative gaulick · alternative gallic

  1. Northern EnglandUKdialectalleft-handed or left-footed
  2. Northern EnglandUKdialectalclumsy; awkward

Origin

  1. Frenchgauche
  2. Old Englishgagol“foolish”
  3. Englishgallock

Unknown. Perhaps derived from Old English gagol (“foolish”) + -ock, in the sense of "foolish person; fool"; or possibly from the same origin as French gauche.

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APA

gallock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gallock

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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