gilly

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English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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gilly (plural gillies)

  1. Alternative spelling of gillie (a guide)
    • 2010, John W. Stevens, “Atlantic Salmon from Hell and Back”, in Memorable Fish and Fishermen, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:
      Before we knew it, we were on a Fokker, twin engine, jet aircraft out of Copenhagen bound for Stavenger, Bergen and Trondheim, Norway, where we rested up for two days before boarding a four passenger float plane in the tiny Village of Hell. The Land Rover manned by our gilly (guide) waited where the A-Elv River joined the sea at the head of the fjord.

Etymology 2

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gilly (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The drink torpedo juice.