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gill, in weights and measures

gill, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement.

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gill¹

1. the respiratory organ in many aquatic animals, consisting of a membrane or outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels. External gills occur in tadpoles, some molluscs, etc.; internal gills, within gill slits, occur in most fishes

2. any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom

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gill²

a unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint

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gill¹, ghyll Dialect

1. a narrow stream; rivulet

2. a wooded ravine

3. a deep natural hole in rock; pothole

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gill²

Dialect a female ferret

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Gill

(Arthur) Eric (Rowton). 1882--1940, British sculptor, engraver, and typographer: his sculptures include the Stations of the Cross in Westminster Cathedral, London