gill-houter | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Gill
·noun A <<Leech>>. II. Gill ·noun The flesh under or about the chin. III. Gill ·noun Malt liquor m...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
gill
The abbreviation of Gillian, figuratively used for woman. Every jack has his gill; i.e. every jack h...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
gill
1) a rivulet or brook. S. 2) a narrow valley. North. 3) a pint. Yorks. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
gill
A ravine down the surface of a cliff; a rivulet through a ravine. The name is often applied also to ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Flirt-gill
·noun A woman of light behavior; a gill-flirt. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Gill-flirt
·noun A thoughtless, giddy girl; a flirt-gill. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
gill-bird
n. an occasional name for the Wattle-bird (q.v.). 1896. `Menu' for October 15: «Gill-bird on Toas...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris