ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ chapall, dhamh, yoke of horses, of oxen.
~ comhair, one of pair of oxen, yokefellow; equal, peer.
Chomh ~ le bacach an mhála, le lúidín an phíobaire, le damh san eadra, as idle as a pedlar, as a piper’s little finger, as an ox at milking-time.
Cuid an daimh den ~, ‘the ox’s part in the milking operations’, absolute lack of concern with proceedings.
~ speatháin, ox-eyed daisy.
Bhain sé ~ mhairt as, he made him bleed profusely, like a slaughtered ox.
Fuil mhairt, blood of slaughtered ox; profusion of blood.
Rinneadh ~ de, he was felled like an ox.
Chomh ramhar le ~, as fat as an ox.
~ chapall, dhamh, team of horses, of oxen.
Mart a threascairt, to fell an ox.