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gallinipper

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gallinipper

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18th century. Origin unknown. Earlier forms were gurnipper and gal-knipper. Second element is probably nipper; first element may have become influenced by galley.

noun gallinippers · gallynipper

  1. US Any large insect that bites, for example, certain large mosquitos. And when darkness comes and they leave off, the mosquitoes and the gallinippers join hands to take their place and suck out blood and annoy us until the first day brings its light.

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@misc{gallinipper_2026,
  title = {gallinipper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gallinipper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}