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noun/dʒɪl/
/dʒɪl/
- a unit for measuring liquids, equal to 0.142 of a litre in the UK and some other countries, and 0.118 of a litre in the US. There are four gills in a pint.Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French gille ‘measure or container for wine’, from late Latin gillo ‘water pot’.
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