ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To bore (out), (tobar) a dhéanamh; (poll) a thochailt; (feadán) a tholladh.
To case a well, líneáil a chur le tobar.
To pump a well dry, tobar a thaomadh go tóin.
The well ran, went, dry, chuaigh an tobar i ndísc.
F: He is a fount of knowledge, is é tobar m an eolais é, is é údar m na heagna é.
Fountain of wisdom, tobar na heagnaíochta, tobar na gaoise.
To pump a well dry, tobar a dhísciú le caidéal.
(Of river) It takes its rise in Lough Finn, i Loch Fhinne atá a tobar.
To sink a well, tobar a thochailt.
(Wash-) tub, tobar m (níocháin), cíléar m.
A spring well, tobar fíoruisce.
To drive, sink, a well, tobar a thochailt.
Geol: Hot well, tobar te.