gyle

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Etymology

From Dutch gijl, from gijlen (to ferment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɪl/
  • Rhymes: -aɪl

Noun

gyle (countable and uncountable, plural gyles)

  1. The amount of beer brewed at a time.
    • 1790 October 7, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana:
      Perkins told me Yesterday that his Guile of Beer had a Summer-head on't, like as one sees in the last Weeks of Brewing in a forward Spring:—The Phænomenon surprized him I find.
  2. Fermented wort used for making vinegar.

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