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gill over the ground

Gill \Gill\, n. [Abbrev. from Gillian.]

  1. A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl. ``Each Jack with his Gill.''
    --B. Jonson.

  2. (Bot.) The ground ivy ( Nepeta Glechoma); -- called also gill over the ground, and other like names.

  3. Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy. Gill ale.

    1. Ale flavored with ground ivy.

    2. (Bot.) Alehoof.