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gayle

/ɡeɪl/

noun

Puerperal septicemia in sheep.

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Meanings

gayle¹

noungayle (uncountable)

uncountablePuerperal septicemia in sheep.
uncountableA skin lesion, accompanied by swelling, occurring in those who have handled the bodies of sheep that have died from gayle.

Gayle²

proper noun

A female given name, a fanciful spelling of Gail, shortened form of Abigail.
archaicA male given name transferred from the surname.
A surname.
A South African argot (jargon) used in South African gay and same-sex communities, primarily by Indo-European based speakers.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gayle

email mail retail scale detail fail trail thumbnail tail tale dale jail yale pale gale sail avail bail vale ale Gail hale hail vail

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APA

gayle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gayle

MLA

“gayle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gayle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gayle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gayle.

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