cahill

[ kah-hil, key- ]

noun

, Angling.

1. an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cahill¹

Perhaps named after its inventor

Example Sentences

One day he received a phone call from State Sen. Pamela Cahill, the Republican minority leader.

From The Daily Beast

The following year, she and Cahill moved to Los Angeles, where Batmanglij was studying at the American Film Institute.

From The Daily Beast

In other words, “carbohydrate is driving insulin is driving fat,” says George Cahill, a professor at Harvard Medical School.

From The Daily Beast

It is entirely possible that among Cahill, Chafee, Cutler—and potentially Crist—three will emerge as winners on Election Day.

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“Crist cannot win unless he runs as an independent,” says Keith Frederick, who is doing polling for Cahill, Chafee, and Cutler.

From The Daily Beast

Mr Cahill was coming and the three would have such a jolly chat, and perhaps end up at the Hippodrome.

From Project Gutenberg

The Wilcoxes were represented by Charles, who witnessed the marriage settlement, and by Mr. Cahill.

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"The best of evenin's to you, a cushla," said Mr Cahill, as he bolted the shop-door after her.

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Dr. Thaddeus Cahill's Dynamophone, an extraordinary electrical invention for producing scientifically perfect music.

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But I wouldn't never try that expression on Dan Cahill, the elevator starter, without bein' well out of his earshots.

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