Accompanied by or guided by a gillie on a fishing or hunting expedition; fitted with or arranged by a professional guide.
Past participle form of 'gillie' used as a verb, with the '-ed' suffix. The verb 'to gillie' means to act as a gillie or to hire one. This term appears in 19th and 20th-century sporting literature describing organized hunting and fishing trips in Scotland.
A 'gillied' hunting trip meant you could afford to hire expert guides—the term became a status symbol showing wealth and access to Highland sport, much like modern luxury tourism labels.
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