gillie

Etymology 1


From, from , possibly borrowed from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  A male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.
 * 2)  A fishing and hunting guide; a man or boy who attends to a person who is fishing or hunting, especially in Scotland.
 * 1)  A fishing and hunting guide; a man or boy who attends to a person who is fishing or hunting, especially in Scotland.
 * 1)  A fishing and hunting guide; a man or boy who attends to a person who is fishing or hunting, especially in Scotland.

Translations

 * Irish: giolla
 * Russian: помощник охотника, рыбака

Verb

 * 1)  To be a gillie, a fishing or hunting guide, for (someone).

Etymology 2


From ; probably a coined by Scottish poet  (1759–1796) to maintain the rhyme in a poem entitled On a Scotch Bard Gone to the West Indies, first published in 1786: see the quotation.

Noun

 * 1)  A gill of an alcoholic drink.