Gillnet

Meaning

Noun

●

In Fishing:

, often

on the

, which

in the

by the gills.

Verb

●

fish

using a gillnet.

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Origin

gillnet

English

gill

English

gile

Middle English (1100-1500)

gile

Anglo-Norman

guile

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

giolnar

Old Norse

gille

Middle English (1100-1500)

gil

Old Norse

net

English

net

Middle English (1100-1500)

net

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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Etym

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