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gilly

1 American  
[gil-ee] / ˈgɪl i /

noun

Scot.

plural

gillies

  1. gillie.

gilly 2 American  
[gil-ee] / ˈgɪl i /

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.

Etymology

Origin of gilly

gill (dial.) < ? + -y 2

Example Sentences

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Follow the gilly Beyond to the west: He leads where the Christ lies On Mary’s white breast.

From The Mountainy Singer by MacCathmhaoil, Seosamh

The gilly flowers, the yellow boys, says you!

From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas

That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

I am the gilly of Christ, The mate of Mary’s Son; I run the roads at seeding time, And when the harvest’s done.

From The Mountainy Singer by MacCathmhaoil, Seosamh

The gilly, who accompanied him up the river in the afternoon, came in for the last gusts of the expiring storm.

From The Simpkins Plot by Birmingham, George A.

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