gillie
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gillie /ˈgɪli/ (also ghillie)
▶noun
- 1 (in Scotland) an attendant on a hunting or fishing expedition.
- 2 historical a Highland chief's attendant.
- 3 a type of shoe with laces along the instep and no tongue, as used for Scottish country dancing.
– origin C16: from Sc. Gaelic gille ‘lad, servant’.
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