gill2
/
dʒɪl/
n.
a unit of liquid measure, equal to a quarter of a pint.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. gille ‘measure or container for wine’, from late L. gillo ‘water pot’.
gill3
/
gɪl/
n.
chiefly N. English - a deep ravine, especially a wooded one.
- a narrow mountain stream.
Etymology
ME: from ON gil ‘deep glen’.
gill4
/
dʒɪl/
n.
a female ferret. Compare with
hob2.
Etymology
ME: abbrev. of the given name Gillian.