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Definition of gall:

(n) : Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gallbladders, structures associated with the liver; the gallbladder
"1611 He shall flee from the iron weapon and the bow of steel shall strike him through. It is drawn and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall. Job 20:24 & 25 KJV"
(v) : to be troubled or bothered by; to harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury
"1883 I went below, and did what I could for my wound; it pained me a good deal, and still bled freely; but it was neither deep nor dangerous, nor did it greatly gall me when I used my arm. -- Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island,"
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Definition of gall:

(n) : Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gallbladders, structures associated with the liver; the gallbladder
"1611 He shall flee from the iron weapon and the bow of steel shall strike him through. It is drawn and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall. Job 20:24 & 25 KJV"
(v) : to be troubled or bothered by; to harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury
"1883 I went below, and did what I could for my wound; it pained me a good deal, and still bled freely; but it was neither deep nor dangerous, nor did it greatly gall me when I used my arm. -- Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island,"
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