gain twist (gantwist)

A rifle. See gain- etc. ing-twist. [Colloq.] I done it once (identified a criminal] when Judge Lynch sot on a bushwhacker, and I'd rather give my best gain twist than do it ag'in. Fitz - Hugh Ludlow , Fleeing to Tarshish. A Scotch form of gore2 . And ye'll tak aff my Hollin sark, And riv 't frae gair to gair . gainsay (gan-sa'), v. t .; pret. and pp. gainsaid , gair (gar), n . ppr. gainsaying . [ a zein seyen , azenseyen , etc., tr. L. contra- dicere, etc. (= ODan. gensige ) , speak against, azen , again, against, + sayen , etc., say: see a gainsay , again , gain- , and sayl.] To speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true; controvert; dispute: applied to persons, or to propositions, declara- tions, or facts. gal. An abbreviation of gallon. Gal. An abbreviation of Galatians . galal (gā'lä), n. [Chiefly in gala - day and gala- dre ; D. Sw. gala = G. Dan. gall a , gala , festivity, show, a banquet, gala , festive attire, finery, ornament, = Sp. Pg. gala , court- dre , = OF. gale , show, mirth, festivity, mag- nificence, a banquet, > ult. E. gallant and gal- The Twa Brothers (Child's Ballads, II. 222). lery, q. v.] Festivity; festive show. But young John stone had a little wee sword, Hung low down by his gair . Young John stone (Child's Ballads, II. 296). My lady's gown there's gairs upon 't, And gowden flowers sae rare upon 't. Burns, My Lady's Gown. therto, but gaynsayd it alwaye. gairfowl (gar'foul), n. Another spelling of gare- Holy Rood (E. E. T. S.), p. 157. fowl . [Scotch.] gairish, gairishly, etc. See garish , etc. gaisont, a . Same as geason . The feare full Chorle durst not gainesay nor dooe, But trembling stood, and yielded him the pray. Yet will not heaven disown nor earth gainsay The outward service of this day. Words worth, Ode, 1816. There is no gainsaying his marvellous and instant imagination. Stedman , William Blake. gainsay (gan'sā), n. [ gensaga = ODan. gensagn , contradiction.] A gainsaying; opposition in words; contradiction. [Rare.] An air and tone admitting of no gainsay or appeal. Irving , Sketch-Book, p. 431. gainsayer (gān-sā'er), n . [ azenseyere .] One who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer. Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able to convince the gainsayers. Tit. i. 9. senses, used in literary E. only in the following senses, making a visible distinction from gate1: see gate2.] 1. Same as gate2, 1. And haud your tongue, bonny Lizie; Altho that the gait seem lang. staff. The standard of our city, reserved like a choice handkerchief, for days of gala , hung motionle on the flag Irving , Knickerbocker, p. 184. The river is a perpetual gala , and boasts each month a new ornament. Emerson, Misc., p. 23. gala (gal), et Appar. named from Gala shiels, a manufacturing town in Scotland.] textile fabric made in Scotland. galactagogue (ga-lak'ta-gog), n. [