gilly

Example Sentences

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That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

"Ne'er sae weel a' my life," quoth the gilly.

From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various

The rose is red, the violet blue, The gilly flower sweet, and so are you.

From The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by Various

Well, we started, and Jone sat in the front, with his back to me, and the long-legged gilly rowed like a good fellow.

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

The politician's gilly tore himself away from his friends.

From Different Girls by Various