Both Uses of
gall
in
Antigone
- GUARD I gall thine ears—this miscreant thy mind.†
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- Perturbed in soul, I straight essayed the sacrifice by fire On blazing altars, but the God of Fire Came not in flame, and from the thigh bones dripped And sputtered in the ashes a foul ooze; Gall-bladders cracked and spurted up: the fat Melted and fell and left the thigh bones bare.†
Definition:
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(gall as in: had the gall to) boldness and rudeness to say or do things that are not acceptable to others