Water gall

Water gall
Water gall Wa"ter gall` 1. A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water; a washout. [1913 Webster]

2. A watery appearance in the sky, accompanying the rainbow; a secondary or broken rainbow. [1913 Webster]

These water galls, in her dim element, Foretell new storms to those already spent. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

False good news are [is] always produced by true good, like the water gall by the rainbow. --Walpole. [1913 Webster]


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