gilly
1 Americannoun
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gillies
plural
noun
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gillies
plural
verb (used with or without object)
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of gilly
gill (dial.) < ? + -y 2
Example Sentences
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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 George A. Birmingham
The gilly, who was a man of tact, greatly over-estimated the weight of the fish, and paid a rich compliment to the judge's skill.
From The Simpkins Plot by George A. Birmingham
Having carved the juicy joint, the gilly served Sir William, then Mr. Butler, then Silver Heels, whom I had scarcely noticed, so full was I of my quarrel with Mr. Butler.
From Cardigan by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
And then, if you have sense, you will turn and talk to the great giant of a gilly who lies basking on the stone beside you.
From The Water-Babies A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby by Warwick Goble
"I should say not," and he made up such a comical face that even the gilly, who was very polite, had to laugh as he went to take the hook out of his ear.
From Pomona's Travels A Series of Letters to the Mistress of Rudder Grange from her Former Handmaiden by Frank Richard Stockton
The child of Imelda Marcos and Dr. Seuss would collect mukluks, galoshes and gillies and high-tops, and also some moccasins, chukkas and flip-flops.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2017
Tenants, servants, and "gillies" on the Balmoral, Agergeldie and Birknall estates were bidden by their Britannic Majesties to a ball.
From Time Magazine Archive
George VI rolled out of Balmoral Castle to startle Aberdeenshire gillies with his new "shooting brake," a luxurious caterpillar-wheeled contraption with sliding win dows, special gun racks, facilities for serving lunch to ten guests.
From Time Magazine Archive
Knowing how dangerous mumps can be to a full grown male, Her Majesty ordered all mumpsful Scottish gillies tucked promptly into bed.
From Time Magazine Archive
My childer have my blood, And when they get their beards They will not be content to run As gillies to their herds!
From The Mountainy Singer by Seosamh MacCathmhaoil
His entire demeanour said, "To think that I should have carried the gaff, and gillied good salmon fishermen for years, and be degraded into this mean tomfoolery."
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
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