Galloway

A species of horse, not over 14 hands high, much used in the north of England, and in Scotland; probably so called because first bred in Galloway, a district of Scotland. They are hardy, spirited, easy of gait, and of great endurance. Gallowgla , n . [Erse, galloglach , from giolla , a servant, and gleac, to fight.] Heavy-armed soldiers among the ancient Irish, and in the He brides. Gallows, n .; pl . GAL'LOWSES. [A.S. galga , gealga ; Ger. galgen ; Lat. gabalus , probably identical with Ger. gabel , a fork.] A beam laid over two posts, on which malefactors are hanged; a cro ; a gibbet. "Oh! there were desolation of gaolers and gallowses ."-Shaks. -A pair of braces for the pantaloons. (Colloq.) Gallows-bitts, n . pl . ( Naut . ) A strong frame in the centre of a strip's deck, to support spare spars when in port.