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flirt-gill

noun

Etymology

From flirt (“one who teases affection”) + gill (“prostitute, harlot”).

  1. derived from גיל — “joy”
  2. derived from gil
  3. derived from gil — “ravine, glen”
  4. compounded as flirt-gill — “flirt + gill”

Definitions

  1. A flirtatious, promiscuous, or loose woman.

    • Scurvy / knave! I am none of his flirt-gills. I am none of his / skains-mates.
    • You heard him take me up like a flirt-gill, and sing bawdy songs upon me;

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