galled adjective. [gɔ:ld] OE.
[Orig. from GALL noun² + -ED², but later as if from GALL verb¹ + -ED¹.]
1. Suffering from galls; sore from chafing (freq. with instrument specified as saddle-galled). OE.

2. fig. Irritated, distressed. E17.

3. Of land: eroded; sterile through exhaustion. Chiefly US. E19.

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