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gralloch

/ ˈɡrælək; ˈɡrælɒx /

noun

  1. the entrails of a deer
  2. the act or an instance of disembowelling a deer killed in a hunt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to disembowel (a deer killed in a hunt)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gralloch1

C19: from Scottish Gaelic grealach intestines
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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.

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

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

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