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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: minks Faldage #205036 03/05/2012 5:04 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Gil ìs girl, at least in the days of Grose. Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose. . Every jack has his gill; i.e. every jack has his gillian, or female mate. What makes me laugh in this definition is " figuratively used for woman". What is a gillian?? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted minks BranShea 03/05/2012 11:02 AM Re: minks Faldage 03/05/2012 12:23 PM Re: minks zmjezhd 03/05/2012 2:00 PM Re: minks Faldage 03/05/2012 2:22 PM Re: minks tsuwm 03/05/2012 2:43 PM Re: minks Rhubarb Commando 03/05/2012 2:46 PM Re: minks BranShea 03/05/2012 5:04 PM Re: minks tsuwm 03/05/2012 6:28 PM Re: minks BranShea 03/05/2012 6:42 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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