In Scottish hunting, to clean or disembowel a freshly killed deer before removing it from the hunting ground.
From Scottish Gaelic 'gealach' or possibly 'gràlach' meaning entrails or bowels. The word remains in use among Scottish gamekeepers and hunters as a technical hunting term.
This Scottish hunting term shows how specialized occupations develop their own secret vocabulary—only deer stalkers and gamekeepers fully understand the nuances of gralloch versus other butchering techniques.
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