TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
soc, m. (gs. & npl. soic, gpl. ~). 1. (a) Tchn: Projecting end, nose. ~ báid, eitleáin, inneonach, nose of boat, of aeroplane, of anvil. ~ céachta, ploughshare. (b) Nozzle. ~ píobáin, nozzle of hose. ~ spréite, perforated nozzle, rose. 2. (a) (Of animal) Muzzle, snout. (b) (Of person) Beak, sharp snout. ~ a chur ort féin, to pout. ~ searbh, sourpuss. Bhí ~ an anró orthu, they had a pinched look from the cold. Ná cuir thusa do shoc sa scéal, don’t you stick your nose into the business.