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👧 A girl's name 🦫 A female ferret
Jill

Jill

1 9.9
A female ferret used for breeding
  • noun
  • /dʒɪl/
  • Specialized
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  • During the exhibition, the jill displayed excellent behavior, attracting many interested buyers.

Examples

  • She carefully selected a jill from the litter to improve her ferret breeding program.

  • Not a bad jill at that, boss.

    Dancing Lady (1933)

  • The breeder brought a healthy jill to the show to demonstrate her breeding potential.

Compounds

jill of all trades
8.1

A woman who can do many kinds of work

Surface Forms

Jill singular
Jills plural

Etymology

Jill for a female ferret comes from the common girl's name Jill, used like a general name for a 'female' animal. So, a Jill is simply a female ferret and the word is often used by breeders.