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A willow
Any tree that looks like a willow
An object made from the above trees' wood
A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
A sudden rushing forth.
(ux)
A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
(RQ:Landon Ethel Churchill)
(RQ:Kerouac On the Road)
(quote-journal)
An excursion or side trip.
(RQ:Locke Conduct) goes still round in the same track.
A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).
''The troops sallied in desperation.''
''A feeding strategy of some birds is to sally out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the same or a different perch.''
To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth").
1876, ''The Shamrock'' (volume 14)
- So I tucked my violin under my arm, and sallied out after the old budgy ragman, determined to ease him of his load at the very first lonesome corner I could track him to.
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To venture off the beaten path.
A member of the Army.
A kind of stonefly.
A wren.