TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cúbláil1, f. (gs. -ála, pl. -álacha). 1. vn. of cúbláil2. 2. Jugglery, manipulation; defalcation, cheating (at cards).
cúbláil2, v.t. & i. (pres. -álann). 1. Gather in, grab. Rudaí a chúbláil chugat, to gather things to oneself. 2. Wrangle, manipulate; defalcate. Cuntais a chúbláil, to manipulate accounts. Airgead a chúbláil, to misappropriate money.