"jill" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɪl/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-Jill.ogg Forms: jills [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪl Etymology: From the female name Jill. * (to masturbate): By analogy with jack (off). See Jack (“male name”). * (gill): Paired with jack (from the male name Jack) as terms for alcohol measurements. * (pelvic protector): By analogy with jock, Jock being a male name. Etymology templates: {{sense|to masturbate}} (to masturbate):, {{sense|gill}} (gill):, {{sense|pelvic protector}} (pelvic protector): Head templates: {{en-noun}} jill (plural jills)
  1. A female ferret. Categories (topical): Female Categories (lifeform): Female animals
    Sense id: en-jill-en-noun-VeGRaVN4 Disambiguation of Female: 93 0 7 0 Disambiguation of Female animals: 59 1 29 11
  2. Misspelling of gill. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: gill
    Sense id: en-jill-en-noun-ldX8TDUV
  3. A pelvic protector, a woman’s equivalent of a man’s jock. Categories (lifeform): Mustelids Synonyms (pelvic protector): jillstrap
    Sense id: en-jill-en-noun-ZZh4AbL7 Disambiguation of Mustelids: 35 3 58 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 79 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 8 70 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 7 75 9 Disambiguation of 'pelvic protector': 4 1 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jill-hooter, jill of all trades, new jill swing Related terms: jill-mill

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒɪl/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-Jill.ogg Forms: jills [present, singular, third-person], jilling [participle, present], jilled [participle, past], jilled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪl Etymology: From the female name Jill. * (to masturbate): By analogy with jack (off). See Jack (“male name”). * (gill): Paired with jack (from the male name Jack) as terms for alcohol measurements. * (pelvic protector): By analogy with jock, Jock being a male name. Etymology templates: {{sense|to masturbate}} (to masturbate):, {{sense|gill}} (gill):, {{sense|pelvic protector}} (pelvic protector): Head templates: {{en-verb}} jill (third-person singular simple present jills, present participle jilling, simple past and past participle jilled)
  1. (uncommon, vulgar, slang, of a female) To masturbate. Tags: slang, uncommon, vulgar Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: jill off [common], masturbate
    Sense id: en-jill-en-verb-~E9p9hIT Disambiguation of Sex: 1 2 26 71

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          "protector",
          "protector"
        ],
        [
          "jock",
          "jock"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɪl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Jill.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c9/En-us-Jill.ogg/En-us-Jill.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/En-us-Jill.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "pelvic protector",
      "word": "jillstrap"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jill"
}

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