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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
ròib + -an
Noun
ròibean m (genitive singular ròibein, plural ròibeanan)
- diminutive of ròib
- filthiness
- filth around the mouth
- squalid little beard
- bushy beard
- mustache, whisker
- Synonyms: mustais, stais, balt, feusag-bheòil, ròibeag, réibean, caisean-feusaig
- small rope or cord
- mop
- wick