LILL


Meaning of LILL in English

I. ˈlil verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: perhaps alteration of loll

transitive verb

now dialect England : to allow (the tongue) to hang

lill out their tongue like a calf — James Mabbe

intransitive verb

now dialect England : to hang out : protrude

a tongue lilling out of the mouth — John Florio

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: perhaps alteration of lilt (II)

Scotland : a hole of a wind instrument

III. noun

or lill pin

( -s )

Etymology: lill perhaps short for lilliputian (I)

: a very small pin

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.