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Gill

An obsolete Scottish unit of liquid volume approximately equivalent to 0.053 liters.

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Christian Nilsson and Alvaro Velasco, tied for second alongside Karlsson, are extremely green around the gills and likely to drop away.

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IF YOU thought fishing was a romantic way to make a living this series will leave you green around the gills.

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No self-respecting red would ever admit to feeling blue, so perhaps they felt just a little green around the gills.

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'They had these big boats made and they rocked a lot,' she recalls going just a touch green around the gills at the memory.

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A RESTAURANT owner is feeling green around the gills after being ordered to paint the outside of his building.

RESTAURATEUR SEES RED OVER COLOUR RULES; Planners insist on re-paint

But Millwall were the team who finished green around the Gills after being hit with two late goals that sent them crashing to their first defeat in five games.

Football: The Gills are a kit of alright; Millwall 1 Gillingham 2

CHELSEE Healey was looking a little green around the gills yesterday as she dressed as Princess Fiona from Shrek.