sally1 n OED sallow: sally; EDD ~ sb2 'willow' for sense 1.
1 Willow tree; willow branch (Salix spp).
1883 HOWLEY MS Reminiscneces 27 Willow or Sally and Wild pear trees, with an abundance of Hazel-nut trees grow on these flats. 1898 J A Folklore xi, 279 ~ s. Salix (sp.). 1931 BYRNES 28 From the time when he is big enough to cut a 'pole' from the twig of a 'sally' tree, and equip it with a length of common twine... 1937 DEVINE 41 ~ a willow tree or sprig from it. P 37-63 A gad is a green twig from 2-6 feet in length cut from a sally tree.
2 Sweet gale (Myrica gale) (P 233-78).
3 Cpd sallywood: mountain holly (Nemopanthus mucronata) (1898 J A Folklore xi, 224).
