gilly

Example Sentences

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And then, if you have sense, you will turn and talk to the great giant of a gilly who lies basking on the stone beside you.

From The Water-Babies A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby by Goble, Warwick

You cannot imagine how bothersome it is to go fishing with a gilly to wait on you.

From Pomona's Travels A Series of Letters to the Mistress of Rudder Grange from her Former Handmaiden by Stockton, Frank Richard

The gilly flowers, the yellow boys, says you!

From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas

"VOTO A DIOS! as the Spaniard says," exclaimed the Major, "and some beggarly gilly may get it while I stand prating here!"

From A Legend of Montrose by Scott, Walter, Sir

An hour later, in a pool strongly recommended by the gilly, another fish was caught.

From The Simpkins Plot by Birmingham, George A.