gill over the ground

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gill over the ground - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gill \Gill\, n. [Abbrev. from Gillian.]
     1. A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl.
        "Each Jack with his Gill." --B. Jonson.
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     2. (Bot.) The ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma); -- called also
        gill over the ground, and other like names.
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     3. Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy.
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     Gill ale.
        (a) Ale flavored with ground ivy.
        (b) (Bot.) Alehoof.
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