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gansel

noun
gan·sel | \ ˈgan(t)səl \
plural -s

Definition of gansel 

Scottish

: a sharp remark or rebuke

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History and Etymology for gansel

Middle English (Scots) gansell, from Middle English, garlic sauce, from Middle French ganse aillie

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