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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Puerperal septicemia in sheep. uncountable
2. 2
   A skin lesion, accompanied by swelling, occurring in those who have handled the bodies of sheep that have died from gayle. uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name, a fanciful spelling of Gail, shortened form of Abigail.
2. 2
   A male given name transferred from the surname. archaic
3. 3
   A surname.
4. 4
   A South African argot (jargon) used in South African gay and same-sex communities, primarily by Indo-European based speakers.

Related phrases

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