Galaney. See Galeny.
Galanty (Gallanty or Galantee) Show, subs. phr. (common).—A shadow
pantomime: silhouettes shown on a transparency or thrown on a white
sheet by a magic lantern. Specifically, the former. See Punch and Judy.
1851–61. H. Mayhew, Lond. Lab. and Lond. Poor, Vol. III., p. 81.
The galantee show don’t answer, because magic lanterns are so cheap
in the shops.
1884. Cassell’s Technical Educator, pt. 10, p. 244. That
reminiscence of the nursery, the galanty show.
1888. Notes and Queries, 7 S. v., p. 265. A flourish on the
panpipes and a rumble on the drum was followed by the cry,
galanty-show!
Gal-boy, subs. (American).—A romp; a tom-boy (q.v.).
Galen, subs. (common).—An apothecary. For synonyms, see Gallipot.
Galena, subs. (American).—Salt pork. [From Galen, Ill., a chief
hog-raising and pork-packing centre].
Galeny (or Galany), subs. (old).—The domestic hen; now (West of
England) a Guinea fowl. [Latin, gallina]. For synonyms, see
Cackling-cheat.
1887. Temple Bar, Mar., p. 333 It’s a sin to think of the money
you’d be spending on girls and things as don’t know a hen’s egg
from a galeeny’s.
Galimaufrey, subs. (old).—1. A medley; a jumble; a chaos of
differences. [Fr., gallimaufrée = a hash].
1592. Nashe, Pierce Penilesse, in wks., ii., 93. Coblers, Tinkers,
Fencers, none escapt them, but they mingled them all on one
gallimafrey of glory.
1592. John Day, Blind Beggar, Act iv., Sc. 1, p. 75. Can. Let me be
torn into mammocks with wilde Bears if I make not a gallemaufry of
thy heart and keep thy Skull for my quaffing bowl.
1604. Shakspeare, Winter’s Tale, Act iv., Sc. 4. And they have a
dance which the wenches say is a gallimaufry of gambols, because
they are not in’t.
1690. Durfey, Collin’s Walk, ch. ii., p. 58. But, like thy Tribe of
canting Widgeons, A gallimaufry of Religions.
1781. G. Parker, View of Society, i., 207. A compound of Player,
Soldier, Stroller, Sailor, and Tinker! An odd gallimaufry!
1860. Haliburton (Sam Slick), The Season Ticket, No. 7. This
portion of my journal, which includes a variety of topics and
anecdotes, some substantial like solid meat, some savoury as spicy
vegetable ingredients, and some fragments to swell the bulk, which,
though not valuable as materials, help to compound the gallimaufry.