gayle

See also: Gayle

English

Etymology

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Noun

gayle (uncountable)

1. Puerperal septicemia in sheep.
2. A skin lesion, accompanied by swelling, occurring in those who have handled the bodies of sheep that have died from gayle.

Anagrams

• Galey, agley

Middle English

Noun

gayle

1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of gayole