gill
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noun (English)
1. (zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.Examples: "Fishes […] perform their respiration under water by the gills."
2. (of a fish) A gill slit or gill cover.Examples: "Gill nets are designed to catch a fish by the gills."
3. (mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs.Synonyms: lamella
4. (animal anatomy) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle.
5. (figuratively) The flesh under or about the chin; a wattle.Examples: "dropsy fills you to the gills"figuratively
6. (spinning) One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To catch (a fish) in a gillnet.Examples: "Owing to the peculiar shape of the pompano and the relatively large mesh in the pompano gill nets, the fish are not caught by being actually gilled."; "In cases of very heavy catches the nets may be hauled and stored with the fish still gilled. The fish would then be shaken out on return to the port."; "The intention is to gill the fish, so they are usually scared into the net by rowing one boat into the middle of the net circle and banging the oars on the boat bottom or splashing the water."transitive
2. (intransitive) To be or become entangled in a gillnet.Examples: "Since the fine threads of the net usually are caught under the gill covers of the fish they are said to be "gilled.""; "Also, when fish gilled there wasn't as much extra twine to tangle in, so they were easier to release from the net."intransitive
noun (English)
1. (archaic, British) A measuring jug holding a quarter or half a pint.Britisharchaic
2. (dated, US) A unit of measure equal to 4 US fluid ounces (half a cup, a quarter of a US pint), approximately 118 milliliters.USdated
noun (English)
1. (British) A rivulet, small stream.British
2. (British) A ravine.British
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A promiscuous woman; harlot, wanton.Synonyms: promiscuous womanobsolete
2. (obsolete) A prostitute.Examples: "Gill comes from the Knight, that did so seek / To gaine her love; she's hir'd for a week."Synonyms: prostituteobsolete
verb (English)
1. (obsolete) To act as a prostitute.Examples: "Comme proprement le fine of my Designs dey make; / Dam gilling Whore / Et Louis d'or"Synonyms: prostitute oneselfobsolete
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