Sallow
n.
corruptions of theaboriginal word Sallee (q.v.). There are manyvarieties, e.g. Black-Sally, White-Sally, etc.
·v A leaping forth; a darting; a spring. II. Sally ·v An excursion from the usual track; range; dig...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A sudden expedition out of a besieged place against the besiegers or some part of their works; also ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- A tea cake slighty sweetened, and raised with yeast, baked in the form of biscuits or in a thin l...
An opening cut in the glacis of a place to afford free egress to the troops in case of a sortie. Als...