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gall

Gall is a bitter feeling or a very bold and rude action. (noun)

  1. An example of gall is how an army feels after losing the war.
  2. An example of gall is a wife canceling a divorce action with a dying husband because she knows she will get more from his life insurance after he dies than she would from just the divorce settlement.

Gall means to irritate by rubbing. (verb)

An example of gall is an irritation on the back of a horse caused by the rubbing of a saddle.

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