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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
púicín, m. (gs. ~, pl. ). 1. Dim. of púic. 2. (a) Blind over eyes, mask. ~ a chur ar dhuine, to blindfold s.o. S.a. dalladh 4. (b) Blinkers. ~ a chur ar chapall, to blinker a horse. (c) Fig: ~ a chur ar dhuine, to hoodwink s.o. Bain an ~ de do shúile, open your eyes, stop fooling yourself. 3. Cote (for shutting in lambs, etc.). 4. Frown, scowl. Bhí ~ air chugam, he was scowling at me. 5. Orn: ~ gaoithe, windhover, kestrel.
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
4. ~ púicín, (i) blind over eyes (in game of blindman’s-buff); blindman’s-buff, (ii) confusion; deception, delusion.
~ púicín a chur ar dhuine, to hoodwink s.o.
Bhain tú an ~ púicín díom, you opened my eyes for me.
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