TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
sparra, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í). 1. Spar; bar, batten. ~ adhmaid, spar of timber. ~ iarainn, iron bar. ~ comhla, dorais, bar of door. ~ a chur le doras, to bar a door. 2. Spike. ~ cloiche, sharp-pointed rock. ~í cos, spiky legs. ~ fir, tall thin man. Dá gcuirtí mo cheann ar ~, even if my head were to be put on a spike (for it). 3. Barred gate, barrier.