gangrel

American  

[gang-gruhl, -ruhl] / ˈgæŋ grəl, -rəl /

noun

British Dialect.

1. a lanky, loose-jointed person.

2. a wandering beggar; vagabond; vagrant.

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gangrel British  

/ ˈɡæŋrəl, ˈɡæŋɡrəl /

noun

1. a wandering beggar

2. a child just able to walk; toddler

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Etymology

Origin of gangrel

1300–50; Middle English; See gang ¹, -rel; gangling

Example Sentences

Gangrel, gang′rel, n. and adj. a vagrant.

From Project Gutenberg

But it was not known to many alive that a mind clear and logical, a heart full of the highest determinations, were hidden away under the fool's motley and the tattered cloak of the gangrel man.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Soulis wasna weel pleased that this fearsome gangrel suld mak’ sae free wi’ Ba’weary manse; an’ he ran the harder, an’, wet shoon, ower the burn, an’ up the walk; but the deil a black man was there to see.

From Project Gutenberg

But noo the auld city, street by street, An’ winter fu’ o’ snaw an’ sleet, A while shut in my gangrel feet An’ goavin’ mettle; Noo is the soopit ingle sweet, An’ liltin’ kettle.

From Project Gutenberg

When in a vale we lie and dream Of sanded beach and laughing skies, When Fancy lifts her wings and soars To agate strands and ocean's breast, A gangrel soul begins to scream Black tokens of prevailing sighs As furnace-ovens sweat giant pores.

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