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Quotation dates: 1872
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†GANGERY, n. Finery. Also in Yks. dial.n.Sc. 1872 N. & Q. (4th Series) X. 66:
An antique oaken cupboard or wardrobe, within which hung articles of female attire, the cover of which he [a farmer] opened . . . with the remark, "That's far my wife keeps her gangery."
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