TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cabhlach1, m. (gs. & npl. -aigh, gpl. ~). 1. Fleet. 2. Navy. 3. Hist: Naval tax. Níl cíos ná ~ orm, I pay neither rent nor tax.
cabhlach2, a1. Big-bodied.
cabhlach3, ~a: cabhail.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí laige chabhlach orm leis an ocras, I was faint from hunger.
Tá an teach in airde cabhlach, the house is wall-plate high.
~ cabhlaigh, fartha, iascaireachta, naval, ferry, fishing, port.
2. ~ (cabhlach), skirt and bodice; frock.
Ó bhí sé i g~ na cabhlach; ó rinne slat ~ dó, since he was a little child.
~ cabhlach, swaddling-band.
Cabhlach cúrsála, cruising fleet.
Bhí ~ chabhlach orm leis an ocras, I was faint from hunger.
Chuaigh sé de ~ chabhlach isteach san abhainn, he jumped bodily into the river.
~ cabhlaigh, seaman in navy, bluejacket.
3. ~ airm, cabhlaigh, aerfhórsa, army, naval, air-force, officer.
~ cabhlaigh, naval station.