seagull

Etymology

sea + gull. The second element is from a Brythonic language. Compare Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.

noun

1. Any of several white, often dark backed birds of the family Laridae having long pointed wings and short legs.
2. (orthography) The symbol ̼, which combines under a letter as a sort of accent.
3. (UK, slang) A fan or member of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.

verb

1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, rugby slang, of a forward) To run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play.
   […] and when you need cover for the fullback because of the bombs raining down, when the walking maul requires every forward to quit seagulling and actually do some hard graft, then the rest of the game opens up. 24 September 2002, Greig Blanchett, “Re: The Immorality of the Drop Goal”, in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet)
   On hand was seagulling number eight Dave Hodges to cross for the all-important try. 13 December 2002, “Sharks beached at Stradey”, in BBC Sport
   That occurred in the 12th minute when flanker George Smith, seagulling out wide, enjoyed the rewards of a two-man overlap to score. 2 November 2003, Greg Growden, “Australia survives scare”, in The Age
   France was full of running and continued to spread the ball wide or kick in behind the defence, where towering right-winger Aurelien Rougerie and the seagulling French back row had a height advantage contesting the high ball. 10 November 2003, Mark Fuller, “Impeccable France outclasses Ireland”, in The Age
   Samo seagulled for Australia's final try two minutes from time. 24 September 2011, Darren Walton, “Injuries sour Wallabies 67-5 win over USA”, in MSN NZ
2. (boating slang) To use a British Seagull outboard.
   It should be considered a style of outboarding I believe. Seagulling arround and all. 19 December 2007, Douglas Eagleson, “Re: british seagull info request”, in rec.boats.cruising (Usenet)
3. (New Zealand) To work as a non-union casual stevedore.
   Bill had been seagulling on the wharf since he got back from the war. 1964, O. E. Middleton, A Walk on the Beach, M. Joseph, page 215
   At that time many of them seagulled on the Mt Maunganui wharf to make a crust in order to carry on with their ideal of kiwifruit as a major exporting industry. 1981, Parliamentary Debates, volume 437, page 374
   The only stories he told of his life were of how hard he had worked, seagulling on the wharf, standing in blood and guts at the Works, loading trucks with sacks of fertiliser and grain at the Farmers' Co-op. 1993, Beryl Fletcher, The Iron Mouth, Spinifex Press, published 1993, page 60