gilguy

[ gil-gahy ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gilguy¹

First recorded in 1865–70; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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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