Associations to the word «Gillie»

Wiktionary

GILLIE, noun. (originally) Male attendant on a Scottish Highland chief.
GILLIE, noun. (Scottish and Irish) Fishing and hunting guide.
GILLIE, noun. (Ireland) (British) A man or boy who attends to a person who is hunting or fishing in Scotland.
GILLIE, verb. (transitive) To be a gillie (a hunting or fishing guide) for (someone).
GILLIE, noun. (Scotland) A gill of an alcoholic drink.

Dictionary definition

GILLIE, noun. A young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief.
GILLIE, noun. A shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep.

Wise words

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