Meaning & use
gill
The organ on the side of a fish or other water animal that lets it breathe by taking oxygen from water.
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The gills on either side of the fish's head moved steadily as it swam.
Tadpoles breathe through gills before they develop lungs as frogs.
A note on using this word
Gill is also a small unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a pint, mostly used in older recipes.
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2. noun
A small unit of liquid volume equal to a quarter of a pint.
The old recipe called for a gill of cream to thicken the sauce.
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