Etymology Origin uncertain. Possibly from a variant of Middle English golet (“esophagus, gullet”), from Old French goulet, from Latin gula (“throat”). Shift in meaning in Middle English to "water channel, ravine" may have been influenced by Middle English gylle, gille, galle (“deep narrow valley, ravine”); see gill. Compare Dutch geul. Alternatively, from a diminutive of dialectal gull (“fissue, chasm”) + -y (diminutive suffix). See gull, gullick.
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A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
A new drainage run and rainwater gullies are to be installed between the station and Oxford Road, with completion planned for December 1.2021 June 16, “Network News: Drainage work at Guiseley station”, in RAIL, number 933, page 19:
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Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
Etymology Origin uncertain. Possibly from a variant of Middle English golet (“esophagus, gullet”), from Old French goulet, from Latin gula (“throat”). Shift in meaning in Middle English to "water channel, ravine" may have been influenced by Middle English gylle, gille, galle (“deep narrow valley, ravine”); see gill. Compare Dutch geul. Alternatively, from a diminutive of dialectal gull (“fissue, chasm”) + -y (diminutive suffix). See gull, gullick.
With that I made my mind up, took out my gully, opened it with my teeth, and cut one strand after another[…]1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC, part IV (The Stockade), page 139: