TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
taoscadh, m. (gs. -ctha). 1. vn. of taosc1. 2. Bailing, pumping; drainage. Galún, soitheach, taosctha, bailer. Inneall taosctha, pumping-engine. Is é ~ na farraige é, it is an impossible undertaking. S.a. dallán1 1, píopa 1. 3. Moulding, earthing.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ taosctha, (i) pouring vessel, (ii) bailing vessel.
Ag ~adh fola, pouring blood.
Ag ~adh na gcárt, na gcuach, draining the quarts, the goblets; drinking copiously.
Ag ~adh créafóige, shovelling clay.
Ag ~adh prátaí, earthing up potatoes.