TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cnaiste, m. (gs. ~, pl. -tí). 1. (Of bed) Stretcher, side rail. Leaba chnaiste, timber-bottomed bed with side rail. 2. (In phrases) ~ fir, mná, big lazy man, woman. ~ (bata), long stout stick; cudgel. ~ práta, uibhe, large potato, egg. (Var. of 2: cnaist f, cnaistir(n)e m, cnaistín m)