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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish scabal, borrowed from Late Latin scapula (“shoulder”).
Noun
scaball m (genitive singular scabaill, nominative plural scabaill)
- (Christianity) scapular
- (armor) shoulder-piece
- (armor) breastplate, cuirass
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References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 scabal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scaball”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN