'Pithy gall' definitions:

Definition of 'Pithy gall'

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  • Pithy \Pith"y\, a. [Compar. Pithier; superl. Pithiest.]
  • 1. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent. [1913 Webster]
  • This pithy speech prevailed, and all agreed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • In all these Goodman Fact was very short, but pithy. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • Pithy gall (Zool.), a large, rough, furrowed, oblong gall, formed on blackberry canes by a small gallfly (Diastrophus nebulosus). [1913 Webster]