[gill] n [ME gille, fr. ML gillus, fr. LL gillo, gello water pot] (14c): either of two units of capacity: a: a British imperial pint or 8.669 cubic inches b: a U.S. liquid unit equal to 1/4 U.S. liquid pint or 7.218 cubic inches
[2]gill n [ME gile, of Scand origin; akin to Sw gal gill, ON gjolnar lips; akin to Gk chelyne lip, jawbone] (14c) 1: an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water
2. a: wattle
2. b: the flesh under or about the chin or jaws--usu. used in pl. c: one of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom fungus -- gilled adj -- to the gills : as full as possible [3]gill vt (1884): gillnet ~ vi, of fish: to become entangled in a gill net -- gill.er n [4]gill n [ME gille, fr. ON gil; akin to OHG gil hernia] (14c) 1 Brit: ravine
2. Brit: a narrow stream or rivulet [5]gill n, often cap [ME, fr. Gill, nickname for Gillian] (15c): girl, sweetheart