an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
"The veterinarian had to trim the horse's mane carefully so she could apply ointment to the painful gall formed where the saddle rubbed against its spine."
a skin sore caused by chafing
"After his long hike, he spent an uncomfortable night trying to sleep with a painful gall on his heel."
abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
"The gardener carefully pruned away the leaves showing gall, which had formed after aphids attacked the young branches."
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
"She left the room with such palpable gall that no one dared to speak again."
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
"Her constant interruptions showed a real lack of gall, as she never seemed to mind how disrespectful her behavior was."
Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
"The gardener carefully pruned off every single gall from the oak branches before they could spread to other trees in the orchard."
A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, especially that of the common oak gall wasp Cynips quercusfolii.
To bother or trouble.
"The ancient dyer carefully galled the silk threads before immersing them to create deep, lasting purple hues."
To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts in dyeing.
A surname.
"The local history book mentions that Sir John Gall was a prominent landowner in the county during the eighteenth century."