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gantrie, gantry, gauntry,
gantry [ˈgantri]
n. A bottle stand in a bar.
gap, gap-stick, gep,
gap [gap]
n. A gap.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gap-stick: A stick suspended across a stream to prevent cattle from getting past.
gaep, gaepshot, gaip, gape, gapeshot, gebshot, gep, gjep, gyep,
gape [gep]
n. I. The mouth. Tattle, gossip.
v. To open wide.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gapeshot I.: Open-mouthed.
gaar, gaared, gaarren, gaart, gaired, gar, gar$d, gar$t, gard, gared, garheuk, garhook, garin, garr, garrd, garred, garrin, garring, garrs, garrt, gars, gart, gaur, gaurin, gaurn, gaurt, ger,
gar [ga(ː)r, geːr, gɛr]
v. To compel, force or cause someone or something to do something.
pt. pp. gart, garred
 
garrin [ga(ː)rɪn, geːrɪn, gɛrɪn]
v. Compelling or causing someone or something to do something.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
garheuk: U. An implement for twisting hay ropes.
garb, garble, garbles, jarb, jarble, jarbles,
garb [garb, dʒarb]
n. MN. Poor cloth, an article made of poor material. A thin coating of frost.
 
garbles [garblz, dʒarblz]
n. Rags, tatters.
garbel, garbeled, garbelt, garble, garboil,
garbel [ˈgarbl]
n. A garboil, a brawl, uproar, din, noise.
v. To make such a noise.
pt. pp. garbelt
gardevin, gardevine, gardyveen,
gardevine [ˈgardɪvəin, ˈgardɪvin]
n. A wine or spirits bottle. A case or chest for wine bottles or decanters.
gardeloo, gardelue, gardez_loo, gardy_loo, gardyloo, jordeloo,
gardyloo [gardɪˈluː]
int. A warning call. Originally a warning before servants in the higher stories of Edinburgh temements
gave they threw their dirty water etc. from the windows.
Gareloch, Garelochheid,
Garelochheid [ˈgeːrlɔx hid]
pn. Garelochhead (Argyll and Bute).
gargi, gargie,
gargie [NN. gargi]
adj. Bitter.
 
From Gaelic garg and ie

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