See galore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1857, Journal of Australasia, volume 2, page 38:",
"text": "The usual routine of confections and pastry follows, after which a galore of fruits of all kinds, with a chassè of excellent Mocha, the immediate servitude of which, after good dining, is, I think, universally acknowledged to be a great exhiliration.^([sic – meaning exhilaration])",
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