Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The building provided on a farm in Peru, Uruguay, and other South American countries, for the accommodation of the laborers, etc.
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Examples
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We find, under the corrupted name of "galpon," the "calpulli" in Nicaragua among the Niquirans, which speak a dialect of the Mexican (Nahuatl) language.
Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines Lewis H. Morgan 1849
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A cart yoked with five horses abreast stood by the galpon; a flock of geese walked with disdainful, important gait across the potrero; and the viscashos popped in and out of their holes with busy importance, like children keeping house.
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Monte was out of all this trouble, for he had been consigned to the security of the galpon to avoid trouble concerning rights of way which would assuredly have arisen between himself and Bear
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The Jehu and The Chaperon were occupied for some time in seeing to the comfort of their men and animals, and trying to dry the tents, clothes, etc., by the huge fire in the galpon in which the peons were housed for the day.
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But the peons soon had the goods unpacked, and ere long were happy and dry in the big galpon round a roaring fire, which they must have badly needed.
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One day my father went to the _galpon_, the big barn-like building used for storing wood, hides, and horse-hair, and seeing him go up the ladder I climbed up after him.
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