gralloch

/ ˈɡrælɒx; ˈɡrælək /

noun

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

verb

1. to disembowel (a deer killed in a hunt)

Word History and Origins

Origin of gralloch¹

C19: from Scottish Gaelic grealach intestines

Example Sentences

It was too dark to do more than pull him out of the water and gralloch him, and we had a hard paddle back to camp in the dark.

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I remember, during the gralloch, some dreadfully poor charcoal-burners appearing on the scene to beg for food.

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Say that again, you foul-mouthed dog o' Fife, and I'll gralloch you like a deer!

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