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Galloway|ˈgæləweɪ|
Also 6–8 Gallaway and also with small initial.
[The name of a district in the SW. of Scotland, used attrib. and hence as a common noun.]
1. a. One of a small but strong breed of horses peculiar to Galloway; hence a small-sized horse, esp. for riding. Also Galloway-mare, Galloway-nag.
1597Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, ii. iv. 205 Know we not Galloway Nagges? 1597–8Bp. Hall Sat. iv. iii. 56 Because his dame was swiftest Trunchefice, Or Runcevall his syre; himself a Gallaway. 1612Drayton Poly-olb. iii. 40 The rank-riding Scots upon their gallowayes. 1641Milton Animadv. (1851) 240 Spare your selfe, lest you bejade the good galloway. 1676Lond. Gaz. No. 1071/4 Another small Plate to be Run for by Gallawayes. 1713Guardian No. 91 ⁋13 That Horse shall forthwith be Sold, a Scotch Galloway bought in its stead for him. 1796Stedman Surinam I. ix. 210 His galloway sprung, rider and all, through a hedge of thick limes. 1825Scott Talism. xv, My Ralph, whom I left training his galloway nag, on the banks of the Irthing. 1831Youatt Horse (1866) 103 A horse between thirteen and fourteen hands in height is called a Galloway, from a beautiful breed of little horses once found in the south of Scotland..The pure galloway was said to be nearly fourteen hands high, and sometimes more; of a bright bay, or brown, with black legs, small head and neck, and peculiarly deep and clean legs. 1894Times 16 Apr. 3/3 This was a claim for {pstlg}22 10s. for hire of a racing galloway mare.
b. attrib. and Comb. as Galloway-race; Galloway-sized adj. Also Galloway-plate, a racing prize, run for by Galloways.
1707Lond. Gaz. No. 4343/7 On Thursday the *Galloway-Plate of 10l. Value will be run for, 9 Stone, 3 Heats.
1894Times 16 Apr. 3/3 She was entered for a *galloway race at North Walsham.
1794W. Felton Carriages (1801) II. 76 The appearance of both ought to be conformable to each other, therefore a middling-sized phaeton, to the middling, or *galloway sized horses, suits best.
2. One of a breed of cattle peculiar to Galloway. Also attrib.
1805Forsyth Beauties Scotl. II. 373 That famous breed of cattle known by the name of galloways. 1849W. & J. Deans in J. Deans Pioneers of Canterbury (1937) app. 284 We would strongly advise that a few bulls of the Galloway breed should be sent out. 1862[see Aberdeen 1]. 1867McDowell Hist. Dumfries (1873) 707 The dusky Galloways composed the bulk of the cattle at the Dumfries market. 1960Times 25 Jan. 19/1 When choosing our Galloway calves in 1948 we had this point in view. |
