TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
slíob, v.t. & i. (vn. ~adh m, gs. & pp. ~tha). 1. Rub, smooth, buff, polish. Lann a shlíobadh, to burnish a blade. Leathar ~tha, buff-leather. Roithleán ~tha, buffing-wheel. 2. Lit: Strip, denude (of). ~adh gach sochar saolta uaidh, he was deprived of all worldly benefits. ~adh a seolta, she was stripped of sails.