gilly

Example Sentences

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But Christ and the gilly will follow on Till the ring in the east is showing, And the awny corn is red on the hills, And the golden light is glowing!

From The Mountainy Singer by MacCathmhaoil, Seosamh

I am the gilly of Christ, The mate of Mary’s Son; I run the roads at seeding time, And when the harvest’s done.

From The Mountainy Singer by MacCathmhaoil, Seosamh

"A-a-a-h!" exclaimed the gilly, expectorating theatrically over his shoulder.

From Different Girls by Various

"I should say not," and he made up such a comical face that even the gilly, who was very polite, had to laugh as he went to take the hook out of his ear.

From Pomona's Travels A Series of Letters to the Mistress of Rudder Grange from her Former Handmaiden by Stockton, Frank Richard

That shines like the shin of a Highland gilly!

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn