| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| | | Galimau’frey or Gallimau’frey (g hard). | | |
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A medley; any confused jumble of things; but strictly speaking, a hotchpotch made up of all the scraps of the larder. (French, galimafrée; Spanish, gallofa, “broken meat,” gallofero, a beggar.) | 1 |
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| “He woos both high and low, both rich and poor, |
| Both young and old, one with another, Ford; |
| He loves thy gaily-mawfry [all sorts].” | |
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Shakespeare: Merry Wives, ii. 1. |
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