gillie
IPA: gˈɪɫi
noun
- (Scotland, originally) A male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.
- (Britain, Ireland, Scotland) A fishing and hunting guide; a man or boy who attends to a person who is fishing or hunting, especially in Scotland.
- (Scotland) A gill of an alcoholic drink.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To be a gillie, a fishing or hunting guide, for (someone).
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Examples of "gillie" in Sentences
- The son went to work for a smith as a gillie.
- Golly is the gamekeeper and gillie at Glenbogle.
- He will star in the lead role of Father Jack Gillie.
- At this point, Gillie is obviously trying to obstruct Graham's progress.
- Gillie witnesses the incident through the mail slot in the apartment door.
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