Both Uses
gist
in
Walkabout
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- It was some time before the white boy cottoned on; only when the Aboriginal scooped together a ridge in the sand to represent the hills, and traced a trail from one side to the other, did he get the gist of the message.†
Chpt 14
- Quite suddenly Mary got the gist of what she was saying.†
Chpt 18 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(gist) the main point(s) of a more detailed matter
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In law, gist can refer to grounds for a legal action.