galley-west
[ gal-ee-west ]
/ ˈgæl iˈwɛst /
adverb
Informal. into a state of unconsciousness, confusion, or disarray (usually used in the phrase to knock galley-west).
adjective
Northern U.S. lopsided; cockeyed.
QUIZZES
BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!
Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
Origin of galley-west
1870–75, Americanism; alteration of British dialect collywest
Words nearby galley-west
gallery wire, gallet, galley, galley proof, galley slave, galley-west, gallfly, Gallia, galliambic, Galliano, galliard
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for galley-west
I'd just hate awfully to lose those horns, now that I've knocked him galley-west.
Rocky Mountain Boys|St. George Rathborne
British Dictionary definitions for galley-west
galley-west
adverb
slang, mainly US into confusion, inaction, or unconsciousness (esp in the phrase knock (someone or something) galley-west)
Word Origin for galley-west
C19: from English dialect colly-west awry, perhaps from Collyweston, a village in Northamptonshire
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012