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1. cros n.

251 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) A cross for crucifixion, a gibbet; (b) the cross of Christ; holi cros; Exaltacioun of the cros, a feast, Sept. 14; feste of the holi cros, feast of the Invention of the Cross, May 3; (c) winnen……

2. Īrish n.

25 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The Irish people; Irish soldiers or army; wilde Irish; (b) the Irish language; (c) ?Irish linen; (d) as surname [some examples may be OF irais, wrathful, bad-tempered]. …

3. lorgh n.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A pole or bar used in making ropes for ships; (b) lorgh line, ?a rope made with a lorgh; ?a rope attached to the edge of a sail, a brail. …

4. thō̆ne-thorn n.

Additional spellings: thonethorn
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?An envenomed thorn; ?a thorn of a poisonous plant; ?a thorn intended to cause death through magical means. …

5. timpan n.

13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A drum, tambourine, or similar percussive instrument; also fig.; (b) some kind of stringed instrument, perh. an Irish harp; (c) as surname. …

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