Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A military engine of defense; a tortoise, testudo, or mantlet: the Spanish word, sometimes used in English. Also spelled
gallipago .
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Examples
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"It is a _galapago_," said l'Encuerado; "it is of no use for food."
Aventures d'un jeune naturaliste. English Lucien Biart 1863
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"Put him across your galapago, I'll walk on the other side and hold him up.
The Fifth Ace Douglas Grant
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