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# gillie

noun (gillie, gillies)

«gillie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use) A gillie was a male servant who helped a hunter or fisherman, especially in Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gillie/#m1)

### In the lessons

in Scottish stories, gillies go with the lord or king on a hunt and carry out his orders

### Examples

- The gillies led the horses to the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gillie/#x1)
- The king sent his gillies to find the lost dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gillie/#x2)
- Two gillies carried the hunter's bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gillie/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gillie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gillie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gillie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gillie.html) on Mova free.