GILGUY Definition & Meaning

gilguy

[ gil-gahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Nautical. a rope used as a temporary guy.
any device or object not specifically named; gadget.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of gilguy¹

First recorded in 1865–70; origin uncertain

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Goomblegubbon the bustard, his two wives, Beeargah the hawk, and Ouyan the curlew, with the two children of Beeargah, had their camps right away in the bush; their only water supply was a small dungle, or gilguy hole.

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