gilly

¹

[gil-ee]

noun

Scot.

plural

gillies 

1. gillie.

gilly

²

[gil-ee]

noun

plural

gillies 

1. a truck or wagon, especially one used to transport the equipment of a circus or carnival.

verb (used with or without object)

gillied, gillying 

1. to carry or be carried on a gilly.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gilly¹

gill (dial.) < ? + -y ²

Example Sentences

Gilly Flaherty: "Absolutely devastated and lost for words at the news of losing Beardy tonight. A man I thought so highly of, who in all honesty I would've followed around the world to play for. The best manager & friend I could've ever had asked to have in my life. Rest easy beardy & give my dad a big squeeze please love you gaffer xx"

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"Both teams are nowhere where they want to be. If City made better decisions going forward, they could have had more chances," former Chelsea defender Gilly Flaherty told BBC Radio 5 Live.

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Gilly Balfour is in charge of free holiday activities at Z-arts Children's Centre, in Manchester and says she understands why costs have had to increase for many providers.

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Gilly Mendes Ferreira, the Scottish SPCA's strategic communications director, said people were unaware of the scale of wild animal keeping in Scotland.

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Essex Havard, 58, from Cardiff, first met Gilly six years ago when she was dumped by her owner after breaking her leg.

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Related Words

• car 
• caravan 
• carriage 
• cart 
• chariot 
• lorry 
• van