Gillywater

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "zanooda2" <zanooda2@> wrote:
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> > I have a question to the English-speaking posters: what do you make 
> of 
> > the word "gillywater"? Any idea what it may mean? I've always assumed 
> > that "gillyweed" had something to do with "gills", but this wouldn't 
> > work with a beverage(gillywater), would it :-)? Is there some 
> > connection here to gillyflowers, maybe? Or to the other "gill" - 
> liquid 
> > measure? Does anyone know anything at all about this? I need it for a 
> > translation, and I would appreciate any idea :-).
> 
> Tonks:
> 
> I would guess it to be like a club soda with a pinch of gillyweed in 
> it. Not recommended to go swimming after consuming. lol.

Geoff:
Why not? 

Probably lift you to Olympic standard - for an hour or so....
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