gilly

Example Sentences

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The gilly said that perhaps I had too much line out, and so he took the rod and wound up a good deal of the line.

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

"Come to the fire, gilly," said the old woman when she looked round.

From The King of Ireland's Son by Colum, Padraic

You made all my people think you were a straight guy; you played the role of a gilly kid to the queen's taste.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.

The gilly, who was a man of tact, greatly over-estimated the weight of the fish, and paid a rich compliment to the judge's skill.

From The Simpkins Plot by Birmingham, George A.

"I should say not," and he made up such a comical face that even the gilly, who was very polite, had to laugh as he went to take the hook out of his ear.

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