Definitions for Gillie

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Gillie gil·lie

Spelling: [gil-ee]

IPA: /ˈgɪl i/

Gillie is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in Gillie (egiill).

Definitions for Gillie

noun

1. Scot. a hunting or fishing guide. a male attendant or personal servant to a Highland chieftain.
2. ghillie.
3. a low-cut, tongueless shoe with loops instead of eyelets for the laces, which cross the instep and are sometimes tied around the ankle.

Origin of Gillie

First recorded in 1590-1600, gillie is from the Scots Gaelic word gille lad, servant

Examples for Gillie

But a little before it come there, it crosseth with the gillie.

gillie propounded this question with the air of a philosopher.

There have been anglers who, when the salmon was once on, handed him over to the gillie to play and land.

The gem referred to was no other than our friend gillie White.

Captain Wopper laughed aloud at the question, and gillie grinned.

That's all right, gillie; but what I want to know is, where you're really going.

Treat him as you would any other visitor, but you are not his gillie.

gillie nodded, with his lips tightly compressed to check utterance.

"You're kind, but you're rather depressing, gillie," said Val.

As for the Captain, gillie, and Lawrence, they had quite enough to do to look after themselves.