gralloch

/ ˈɡrælək, ˈɡrælɒx /

noun

the entrails of a deer
the act or an instance of disembowelling a deer killed in a hunt

verb

to disembowel (a deer killed in a hunt)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gralloch¹

C19: from Scottish Gaelic grealach intestines

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Example Sentences

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“We must have a gralloch,” said Gaheris.

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“At a gralloch, they sling the beast over a pony.”

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“How must we set about the gralloch?”

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At the gralloch, the three remaining huntsmen were in trouble.

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This thought made Gareth feel sick, and, as he was also feeling ashamed of himself for running away from tire gralloch, he became uncomfortable all over.

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