galloot
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He was a grim, sour-looking, brass-bound galloot; and incorruptible—which was the worst.
From At a Winter's Fire by Capes, Bernard Edward Joseph
“An’ the galloot that come in this afternoon said, ‘I always find the work turned out of this shop ah—excellent, ah—tip-top, as good as anything I ever bought in the Old Country, don’tcherknow.’
From The Tale of Timber Town by Grace, Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus)
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