galley-west
Americanadverb
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of galley-west
1870–75, alteration of British dialect collywest
Example Sentences
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By last week most probers of the meat mess had reached the same conclusion: too-rigid restrictions and price controls on a sensitive market had knocked the whole meat system galley-west.
From Time Magazine Archive
We knocked him galley-west for a while with the Colgate comedy show, but we've been lousy opposite him the last two years.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Battle of the Bulge knocked all reconversion plans galley-west, WPB's "spot authorization" plan for civilian pro duction was one of the casualties.
From Time Magazine Archive
Old Gus, who has knocked 58 opponents galley-west in 75 fights, climbed into the ring at London's White City Stadium last week to meet Britain's clumsy, shaggy-haired Freddie Mills.
From Time Magazine Archive
You knocked it galley-west by poking yourself into the way.
From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day
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