Section F, G and H

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[Prob. fr. Pg.
galeota; cf. E. galiot, galley.] (Naut.)
A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the
Malabar coast. A. Chalmers.

Gal"li*wasp` (?), n. [Etymol.
uncertain.] (Zoöl.) A West Indian lizard
(Celestus occiduus), about a foot long, imagined by the
natives to be venomous.

Gall"nut` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various
species of the oak tree. See Gall, and
Nutgall.

Gal`lo*ma"ni*a (?), n. [L. Galli
Gauls + mania madness.] An excessive admiration of what
is French. -- Gal`lo*ma"ni*ac (#),
n.

Gal"lon (?), n. [OF galon,
jalon, LL. galo, galona, fr. galum a
liquid measure; cf. F. jale large bowl. Cf. Gill a
measure.] A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; --
used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry
measure.

&fist; The standart gallon of the Unites States contains
231 cubic inches, or 8.

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Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 5) First and Last Things (page 129) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 199)

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