gilly

See also: Gilly

English

Etymology 1

Noun

gilly (plural gillies)

1. Alternative spelling of gillie (“a guide”)
   • 2010, John W. Stevens, “Atlantic Salmon from Hell and Back”, in Memorable Fish and Fishermen, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:

     Before we knew it, we were on a Fokker, twin engine, jet aircraft out of Copenhagen bound for Stavenger, Bergen and Trondheim, Norway, where we rested up for two days before boarding a four passenger float plane in the tiny Village of Hell. The Land Rover manned by our gilly (guide) waited where the A-Elv River joined the sea at the head of the fjord.

Etymology 2

Noun

gilly (uncountable)

1. (slang) The drink torpedo juice.