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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
crúca, m. (gs. ~, pl. ). 1. Crook, hook. ~ a chur i rud, to hook sth. Crochta ar chrúca, hanging on a hook. Anuas den chrúca, off the peg. ~ éadaigh, báid, clothes-, boat-, hook. ~ bíse, screw-hook. ~ uilleach, knee-bracket. ~ is cró, hook and eye. 2. Claw, clutch. Do chrúcaí a chur i rud, to get sth. in one’s clutches; to interfere in sth. Éalú as ~í duine, to escape from s.o.’s clutches. 3. F: Paw, hand. Nigh do chrúcaí, wash your paws.
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ crúca, cant-hook.
Níor mhaith liom dul ina chrúcaí, I wouldn’t like to fall into his clutches.
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