Definition of gayle:
(n) :
A female given name, a fanciful spelling of Gail, shortened form of Abigail.
(n) :
A surname.
(n) :
A South African argot (jargon) used in South African gay and same-sex communities, primarily by Indo-European based speakers.
(n) :
(now rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
(n) :
Puerperal septicemia in sheep.
(n) :
A skin lesion, accompanied by swelling, occurring in those who have handled the bodies of sheep that have died from gayle.