Lexicographical Neighbors of Galavant
Literary usage of Galavant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang: A Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, the Pit, Or Bon-ton by John Badcock (1823)
"galavant—a nest of whores ; when a man goes into such a living flesh-market he
is said.to be ' gone to galavant.' ' galavanting tricks,' romping, ogling, ..."
2. Slang, a Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, the Pit, of Bon-Ton by John Badcock (1823)
"galavant—a nest of whores; when a man goes into such a living flesh-market he is
said to be ' gone to galavant.' ' galavanting tricks,' romping, ogling, ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1894)
"... galavant- ing to Eden Braes. And as it's us " ("us," remark you) "that's taken
her there, the least we could do would be to offer him a hand. ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... consists of two violet lines, one well denned and eminently characteristic.
gallivant (gal-i-vanf ), vi [Also written galla- vont, galavant, and dial, ..."
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