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Gill
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GILL. A measure of capacity, equal to one-fourth of a pint. Vide Measure.



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I can understand why a new landlord who just bought a $3,500/acre farm would look a little green around the gills when you drop the bomb that their property needs a bunch of terraces and waterways to keep the topsoil in place.
Maybe his swift ascent from 1999 CIF champion to 2000 Olympic hopeful gave him the bends; nearly an hour after his first race the Valencia native still looked a little green around the gills.
To focus so much on data - well, it's small wonder that the "Star Trek" character named "Data" is so pasty-faced and green around the gills.
 
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