| futurity | n. | horse competition in which contestant horses must be nominated to the event long before it is held | ||
| fylfot | n. | swastika | ||
| gaberdine | n. | loose cloak or gown of coarse fabric, worn in medieval ages by Jews and beggars | ||
| gaff | v. | to grab with a long handled hook | ||
| gaffer | n. | chief electrician in film or TV production; oldster; [British] foreman | ||
| gaiter | n. | lower leg covering worn over boot; covering for ankle and instep | ||
| galipot | n. | unrefined turpentine found on some European pines | ||
| gall | v. | to chafe, to make sore by rubbing; to vex, to harass | ||
| galley-west | adv. | into disarray or confused upset (usu. in phrase ‘to knock galley-west’) | ||
| galligaskins | n. | loose breeches or hose | ||
| gallimaufry | n. | ragout or hash of odd bits of food; hodgepodge, ridiculous jumble | ||
| gallimaufry | n. | dish made from odds and ends of available food; hodgepodge | ||
| gallinaceous | adj. | of the order of common poultry and game birds | ||
| gallipot | n. | small glazed jar used by an apothecary | ||
| gallivant | v. | to wander about purely for pleasure, to gad | ||
| galloon | n. | close-woven braid often used in military uniforms | ||
| galloway | n. | small horse originally bred in Galloway, Scotland | ||
| gallows | adv. | very, extremely | slang | |
| gallows tree | n. | metal support to hold pot over kitchen fire | ||
| gambado | n. | large boot-like coverings attached to saddle in lieu of stirrups | ||
| gammon | n. | lying nonsense, bosh | ||
| Gamsbart | n. | traditional hat decoration of German and Austrian alps made from chamois hair | ||
| gandy dancer | n. | member of a railroad work gang tasked with laying or maintaining track | ||
| gangly | adj. | awkwardly tall or thin | ||
| gangrel | n. | tramp, vagabond; gangling person | Scots | |
| gantlet | n. | punishment in which two rows of attackers beat the victim running between them; trying ordeal, esp. as penance or discipline | ||
| gantlope | n. | running the gauntlet as a form of military punishment | ||
| gantry | n. | framework or platform supporting a crane; framework across railroad tracks for showing signals; scaffolding framework for rockets | ||
| garabance | n. | chickpea similar to (if not identical with) garbanzo beans | ||
| garimpeiro | n. | mineral prospector of Brazil | ||
| garret | n. | attic room, usu. small and seedy | ||
| garrote | v. | to kill by strangling, esp. with a thin cord or wire; to kill with iron collar formerly used in Spain for executions | ||
| garth | n. | enclosed ground, usu. beside a building, yard, etc. | ||
| garum | n. | wildly popular fish sauce in Ancient Rome | ||
| gasolier | n. | gas burning chandelier | ||
| gasometer | n. | device to measure volume or flow of gas | ||
| gasping | adj. | extremely thirsty | slang | |
| gaud | n. | showy bauble or trinket | ||
| gaum | v. | to smear with a sticky substance | ||
| gawp | v. | to stare stupidly, mouth agape | ||
| gaylord | n. | large and rugged cardboard box for shipping and storage | ||
| gazingstock | n. | someone stared at | ||
| gazump | v. | to cheat by paying more than the final auction price to the dealer, thus taking the item from the rightful buyer | ||
| geas | n. | magically inflicted obligation | ||
| gee-gee | n. | horse | slang | |
| geep | n. | hybrid of a sheep and a goat | ||
| gelid | adj. | ice-cold, frosty | ||
| gelotophobia | n. | fear of being the object of laughter | ||
| genericide | n. | loss of trademark rights due to common usage of protected terms etc. | law | |
| genesis | n. | beginning, origin |
