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gillie
or gil·ly
[ gil-ee ]
noun
- Scot.
- a hunting or fishing guide.
- a male attendant or personal servant to a Highland chieftain.
gillie
/ ˈɡɪlɪ /
noun
- an attendant or guide for hunting or fishing
- (formerly) a Highland chieftain's male attendant or personal servant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gillie1
First recorded in 1590–1600, gillie is from the Scots Gaelic word gille lad, servant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gillie1
C17: from Scottish Gaelic gille boy, servant
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Example Sentences
Instantly, a gillie incongruously in a flower-seller's dress, she was on her feet and walking a little ahead.
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There have been anglers who, when the salmon was once on, handed him over to the gillie to play and land.
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The gillie put us across Loch Rannoch in the dusk of the next day, and gave us his opinion as to our best route.
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We pile them in a heap for the gillie to collect as he comes along.
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Indignant Gillie (to Jones, of London, who has by mistake killed a hind).
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