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There were 25 hits for cuach

[cuach]
“Is minig a dh’fhàg mi mar thraill gun luach, ’s tha liuthad treun fhear is laoch thug buaidh, le neart na Gaidhlig chuireadh càch ’s an ruaig. An àm dhaibh eirigh leis an fheilleadh chuaich (pleated).” – a war cry for the clans going into battle.
Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
[cuach]
A chuach leis fo bharr. His cup is brimming over.
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
copag-Phàdruig
Note: great plantain. (Also cuach-Phàdruig.)
Location: [Lewis], South Lochs, Caversta
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach
roll of rope, wire, etc.
Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach
Quotation: cuach geàrr. Notes: a hare’s nest.
Location: Skye, Kyleakin
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach
a bowl.
Location: North Uist, Lochmaddy, Crombagh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach
[kuəx] Quotation: cuach de shioman, bhiodh ceithir luba(n) fichead orra, mun cuairt do chasan ’s air a’ chùl.
Location: Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach
Quotation: Tha e cho math a dhol dhan a’ chuaich. Notes: bed. (cuach – nest)
Location: Skye, Harlosh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach
[fem.] a big bowl or tureen.
Origin: Eileanaich [natives of Lewis]
Category: Taigh Gàidhealach / House and Furnishings
cuach
Quotation: cuach fhraoich. Notes: a coil, a coil of heather rope.
Origin: Skye, Torrin
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach
Quotation: “Bi mi a’s a chuaich shioman / Ma’s e riarachadh leat fhein e.” Notes: a coil of home-made rope, straw or heather.
Origin: West Lewis [the location given on the slips]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach
Notes: a drinking bowl with an ear on each side.
Origin: West Lewis [the location given on the slips]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach
Quot.: “cuach shiomain”. Note: a coil of rope.
Origin: [Lewis], Uig, Valtos
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach (f), cuachan (pl)
vessels.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Crodh / Cattle
cuach Pharaig
airson [?].
Location: Mull [see below for details]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach Phàdraig
(St.) Patrick’s wort. Disease: cuts. How prepared: leaf raw on cut.
Origin: [Barra]
Category: Blàthan-Leighis / Medicinal Plants
cuach Phàdruig
leaves were used to heal wounds. Placed over the wound and extracted any poison.
Location: South Uist, South Boisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach Phàdruig
used for replenishing the skin on an open ulcer. The leaf placed over the cut.
Location: South Uist, Iochdar
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach Phàraig
Greater plantain. Disease: piles. How prepared: whole plant (including roots) boiled in water until very little water left. Butter then mixed with finely ground oatmeal. Formed an ointment.
Origin: Mull, Bunessan, Ardtun, Knockan or Mull, Burg or Mull, Tobermory or Mull, Bunessan, Taoslainn
Category: Blàthan-Leighis / Medicinal Plants
cuach shimein
[kuəx hi̜mɑ˖nʹ] Notes: ceithir luba fichead eadar do chasan agus do chaol-druim. [NOTES: slipped under ‘cuach shìomain’.]
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach-Phàdruig
Note: great plantain. (Also copag-Phàdruig.)
Location: [Lewis], South Lochs, Caversta
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach-baisteadh
baptismal font.
Location: Arran, Pirnmill
Category: An Eaglais / Ecclesiastical Terms
cuach-fhraoich
a heather rope.
Location: South Uist, West Kilbride
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
cuach-phadruig
used for poultice. [NOTES: ‘phadruig’ corrected to ‘phàdruig’.]
Location: South Uist, Daliburgh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
lonaid (cuman, cuach etc.)
[?] wooden spoon, of the wooden form of ‘utensils’. [NOTES: it is slipped under ‘ionaid’. Definition: “Wooden spoon. Informant’s spelling ‘yonaid’.” The spelling is unclear. It may be ‘lonaid’. See also lonaid below.]
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

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