2 August 2018
gallus
/ˈɡæləs/
adjective
1. (Scot) bold; daring; reckless
Word Origin
a variant of gallows used as an adjective, meaning fit for the gallows
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Examples from the Web for gallus
Historical Examples
But gallus birds like you and your company, it’s best for us not to be seen in company with.
Romance
Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
The word gallus, a Gaul, is of course the same as the Irish gal, a stranger.
Notes and Queries, Number 219, January 7, 1854
Various
Today’s quote
Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.
– Salvador Dali
On this day
2 August 216BC – 2nd Punic War, Battle of Cannae, in which Hannibal defeats the much larger Roman army.
2 August 1776 – the United States Declaration of Independence officially signed by 56 Congressional delegates who were not present on 4 July 1776, when 34 Congressional delegates signed and ratified it.
2 August 1934 – the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in the United States, levying $1 on commercial dealers of cannabis. It did not outlaw cannabis, but included hefty penalties if the Act was violated, namely five years imprisonment and a $2,000 fine. The Act was repealed in 1970.
2 August 1964 – the first Gulf of Tonkin Incident in which North Vietnamese troops fired on a US destroyer, the USS Maddox (the second incident allegedly occurred on 4 August 1964). The incident gave rise to the US Congress passing the ‘Gulf of Tonkin Resolution’ – officially the ‘Southeast Asia Resolution – which eventually led to the Vietnam War.
2 August 1997 – death of William Seward Burroughs, otherwise known as William S. Burroughs or William Lee, Beat Generation author, painter, spoken word performer. The beat generation rose to prominence in the 1950s and experimented with innovation in art, style, rules and drugs. Burroughs work includes Junkie, Queer, and Naked Lunch. Born on 5 February 1914 .