gill

The abbreviation of Gillian, figuratively used for woman. Every jack has his gill; i.e. every jack has his gillian, or female mate.

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
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
gill-houter
an owl. Chesh. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose