gallopur.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride.
2 a ride at this pace.
3 a track or ground for this.

--v.

(galloped, galloping)
1 a intr. (of a horse etc. or its rider) go at the pace of a gallop. b tr. make (a horse etc.) gallop.
2 intr. (foll. by through, over) read, recite, or talk at great speed.
3 intr. move or progress rapidly (galloping inflation).

at a gallop at the pace of a gallop.

galloper n. [OF galop, galoper: see WALLOP]

gallopur.html - See: TEN-GALLON HAT.

gallopur.html - {n. phr.} Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a very serious matter, e.g. death, imprisonment, etc. * /When the criminal was led to the electric chair on Monday morning, he said, "Nice way to start the week, eh?"/

gallopur.html - comb. form 1 French; French and.
2 Gaul (Gallo-Roman). [L Gallus a Gaul]

gallopur.html - n.
1 a (in full imperial gallon) Brit. a measure of capacity equal to eight pints and equivalent to 4546 cc, used for liquids and corn etc. b US a measure of capacity equivalent to 3785 cc, used for liquids.
2 (usu. in pl.) colloq. a large amount.

gallonage n. [ME f. ONF galon, OF jalon, f. base of med.L galleta, galletum, perh. of Celtic orig.]

gallopur.html - n.
a narrow close-woven braid of gold, silver, silk, cotton, nylon, etc., for binding dresses etc. [F galon f. galonner trim with braid, of unkn. orig.]