Gill, n.

    1. Quarter of a pint.
    2. (Bot.) Alehoof, haymaids, ground-ivy (Nepeta glechoma).
    3. Sweetheart, dolly, doxy, wanton girl.

Gimcrack, n. Trifle, toy, knicknack, knack, jiggumbob.

Gin, n.

    1. Geneva.
    2. Machine, crane, whim, windlass, whim-gin, whimsey, whin.
    3. Cotton-gin.
    4. Trap, snare, net, toils, noose, springe.

Gin, v. a.

    1. Pass through the gin, clear of seeds (as cotton).
    2. Catch in a gin, capture, snare.

Gin, v. n. [Archaic or poetical.] Begin, commence.

Ginger-beer, n. Ginger-pop.

Gingerly, ad.

    1. Cautiously, tenderly, carefully.
    2. Daintily, fastidiously.

Ginger-pop, n. Ginger-beer.

Gingle, v. n. [Written preferably Fingle]. Tinkle.

Gingle, v. a. Tinkle.

Gingle, n. Tinkle, jingling, jingling sound.

Gingling, n. See gingle, n.


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