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gill3

Pronunciation: /gɪl/
(also ghyll)
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Definition of gill

noun

chiefly Northern English
  • 1a deep ravine, especially a wooded one.
  • 2a narrow mountain stream.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old Norse gil 'deep glen'. The spelling ghyll was introduced by Wordsworth

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