TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
sciot1, m. (gs. ~a1, pl. ~anna). 1. Scut, bobbed tail; snippet. 2. (In phrase) ~ sceat, ~ scot, a dhéanamh de rud, to mess up sth.; to cut up sth. so as to leave only the worst parts.
sciot2, v.t. (pp. ~a2). Snip, lop off; prune; clip, crop, bob. Eireaball a ~adh, to dock a tail. Gruaig a ~adh, to bob hair. Géag a ~adh, to lop off a branch. Uan ~a, dock-tailed lamb. Cóta ~a, skimpy coat.