TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
caifeach1, f. (gs. -fí, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Woman wearing coif. 2. Small-faced woman.
caifeach2, a1. 1. Given to spending; prodigal, wasteful. Duine ~, spendthrift. ~ ar airgead, extravagant with money. ~ ar bhia, wasteful of food. Ná bí ~ is ní bheidh tú gann, waste not want not. 2. ~ ar éadach, ar bhróga, hard on clothes, shoes.