gill raker

[ gil ]

/ gɪl /

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noun

(in fish) one of a series of stiff projections along the inner margins of the branchial arches that prevent food particles from passing through the branchial clefts.

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Origin of gill raker

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby gill raker

gillion, gillnet, gill-netter, gill-over-the-ground, gill pouch, gill raker, Gillray, gills, gill slit, gilly, gillyflower

How to use gill raker in a sentence

“I feel sorry for what she did to Russ and his daughter,” Gill said.
Open-Carry Militia Mom ‘Murders’ Family|Brandy Zadrozny|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“She was hot-headed, had her own way of doing things,” Gill said—and so, he left to form a separate militia group.
Open-Carry Militia Mom ‘Murders’ Family|Brandy Zadrozny|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another was Faisal Gill, a U.S. Navy veteran, who had in the past secured the GOP nomination for the Virginia House of Delegates.
New NSA Bombshell Proves ‘Muslim’ Equals ‘Suspicious’ in America|Dean Obeidallah|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our latest episode of “I Am Moral Courage” profiles a rare citizen, Randi Gill from Oklahoma.
Detention Worker Stands Up for Prisoners’ Rights|Moral Courage|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A week later Gill, 32, was taking a break in the Lake District, a picturesque sweep of mountains outside Manchester.
How to Hustle Your Way to the Oscars|Nico Hines|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The most significant of these is that in which the embryo is closely assimilated to the fish, by the possession of gill slits.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
After the boiling has ceased, but before it is cold, add one gill of spirits of wine, and a grain of musk.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Captain Gill had been so kind as to send after me a choice tiffen, together with table and chairs, into this wilderness.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Half a gill of rum to two of water was served out once a day to each man.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
It would not have been difficult to imagine in the midst of that swelling mass the shapes of fins and gill-coverings.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo