TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cab1, m. (gs. caib, pl. ~anna). 1. Mouth. (a)(Of person) Toothless mouth. Chuir sé ~ air féin, he made a wry mouth. Seanduine an chaib, the toothless old man. Dún do chab! Shut your gob! (b) (Of animal) Muzzle, snout. ~ an mhadra, na caorach, the dog’s, sheep’s, muzzle. (c) (Of fish) Mouth, jaw. Chuaigh an duán i g~ an éisc, the hook caught in the mouth of the fish. ~ bog ballaigh, soft jaw of wrasse. (d) Opening. Ná lig isteach thar chab an dorais é, don’t let him in past the doorway. Istigh faoi chab leice, in under a flat protruding rock. 2. Lip. Gan do dhá chab a bhualadh ar a chéile, without letting your two lips touch each other. ~ ar ~ le balla na cé, lipping the quay wall. ~ ar ~ (agus ~ os a chionn), full to the brim (and overflowing). ~ (féasóige), bearded lip; goatee. 3. Bot: ~ an ghasáin, field scabious.
cab2, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~anna). Cab.