English Explanatory Dictionary

gallinipper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any large insect that bites, for example, certain large mosquitos.

Word forms

gallinipper gallinippers

Etymology

18thC. Origin unknown. Earlier forms were gurnipper and gal-knipper. Second element is probably nipper; first element may have become influenced by galley.

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