"g'hal" meaning in All languages combined

See g'hal on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: g'hals [plural]
Etymology: Supposed to evoke an Irish pronunciation of girl or gal. Head templates: {{en-noun}} g'hal (plural g'hals)
  1. (historical, slang) A rough-and-tumble working-class young woman in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period. Tags: historical, slang
    Sense id: en-g'hal-en-noun-0~Pjae~n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for g'hal meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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      ]
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