What does one-gallused mean?
One-gallused means (US, regional, dated) Wearing only one gallus or suspender strap; hence, rustic and simple..
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(US, regional, dated) Wearing only one gallus or suspender strap; hence, rustic and simple..
There they are a simple, orderly, plain, well-disciplined people: here in Mississippi they are somewhat wild, woolly, one-gallused and impatient.
Because even if every other one-gallused share-cropper in the county whose sole cash value was the October or November sale of the single bale of cotton which was his tithe of this year’s work, withdrew his balance also, it would not be enough.
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One-gallused means (US, regional, dated) Wearing only one gallus or suspender strap; hence, rustic and simple..
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There they are a simple, orderly, plain, well-disciplined people: here in Mississippi they are somewhat wild, woolly, one-gallused and impatient.
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