also gallore and golore, adv. (old; now recognised).—In abundance; plenty. [Irish and Gaelic go leor = in plenty.]
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v.
1848. RUXTON, Life in the Far West, p. 14. GALORE of alcohol to ratify the trade.
1856. C. READE, It Is Never Too Late to Mend, ch. lx. He found rogues GALORE, and envious spirits that wished the friends ill.
1891. Licensed Victuallers’ Mirror, 30 Jan., p. 1, c. 1. Of chit-chat this week we have GALORE, and the difficulty is how to sift the wheat from the chaff.
