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GALLIVAT
Etymology
Noun
gallivat (plural gallivats)
(nautical) A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, used on the Malabar coast.
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"li*vat, n.Etym: [Prob. fr. Pg. galeota; cf. E. galiot, galley.] (Naut.)
Definition: A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the Malabar coast. A. Chalmers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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