name
Meaning 1
A surname from Irish.
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Standard Lemma guide
halligan
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/ˈhælɪɡən/
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CMU ARPABET: HH AE1 L IH0 G AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A tool, used mostly by firemen, to pry open buildings, manholes, wrecked cars, etc.
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of halligan; Ellipsis of Halligan bar.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilleagáin (“descendant of Áilleagán”), a double diminutive of áille (“beauty”).
Ellipsis of Halligan bar.