An alternative spelling of 'gansey,' meaning a knitted sweater or fisherman's jersey.
A variant spelling of 'gansey,' derived from Guernsey. Dialectal and regional variations in spelling were common before modern standardization, and 'gansy' represents one regional pronunciation and spelling preference.
Before dictionaries standardized spelling, the same word could be spelled a dozen different ways depending on who was writing it—'gansy' and 'gansey' are the same word, just written differently by different people!
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