gansey

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A form of guernsey — A breed of dairy cattle originally bred on Guernsey; any individual of this breed.

OriginIrish geansaí ← Scottish Gaelic geansaidh ← English guernsey →
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Meanings

noungansey (plural ganseys)

plural ganseys

  1. IrelandScotlandalternativeAlternative form of guernsey.

    ‘Pickney nah even got a gansey on — child must be freezin’! Shiverin’ like a Mexico bean.’

    2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 382

Origin

  1. Englishguernsey
  2. Scottish Gaelicgeansaidh
  3. Irishgeansaí
  4. Englishgansey

From Irish geansaí and Scottish Gaelic geansaidh, themselves from English guernsey.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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