gallet
[
gal
-it]
/ˈgæl ɪt/
noun
1.
spall
(def 1).
verb (used with object)
2.
to fill (a mortar joint) with gallets.
Also,
galet
,
garret
.
Origin
1705-15;
<
French
galet
pebble,
Old French
galet, jalet,
derivative of
Old North French
gal
pebble (said to be <
Celtic,
but MIr
gall
“pillar stone, standing stone” is only point of comparison)