The loose saddle galled the horse's back

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• abrade — abrade, excoriate, chafe, fret, gall mean to affect a surface by rubbing, scraping, or wearing away. Abrade usually implies rubbing or scraping by something hard or harsh: when the surface rubbed or scraped is soft, injury results, but when it… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• gall — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gealla; akin to Greek cholē, cholos gall, wrath, Old English geolu yellow more at yellow Date: before 12th century 1. a. bile; especially bile obtained from an animal and used in the arts or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gall — 1. SYN: bile. 2. An excoriation or erosion. 3. SYN: nutgall. [A.S. gealla] * * * gall gȯl n BILE esp bile obtained from an animal and used in the arts or medicine gall n …   Medical dictionary