Gigletting. adj. Fond of rough romping; wanton. Used only of females. 'Dwoan't ha' no truck wi' thuck there giglettin' wench o' his'n.'—N.W. (Malmesbury.)
Gilcup. Buttercups in general; occasionally restricted to R. Ficaria. Cf. Gold-cup.—S.W.
*Gill. A low four-wheeled timber-carriage (Cycl. of Agric.).
*Gilty-cup. Caltha palustris, L., Marsh Marigold.—S.W. (Zeals.)
Gin-and-Water Market. See quotation.
'Some towns have only what is called a "gin-and-water" market: that is, the "deal" is begun and concluded from small samples carried in the pocket and examined at an inn over a glass of spirits and water.'—The Toilers of the Field, p. 28.
Gipsy. Carnation grass, Carex panicea, L., because it turns so brown.—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.)
Gipsy-rose. Scabiosa atropurpurea, L., the Garden Scabious.—N.W.
Girls. The short-pistilled or 'thrum-eyed' blossoms of the Primrose, Primula vulgaris, L. See Boys.—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.)