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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
stràc (past stràc, future stràcaidh, verbal noun stràcadh, past participle stràcte)
- strike, thrust, beat, thrash
- aim at
- (historical) strike corn level with the top of a measure, by applying a rule diametrically along the brim; fill to the brim without heaping
Noun
stràc m or f (genitive singular stràic or stràice, plural stràcan)
- blow, strike, thrust, stroke, thrash
- (orthography) accent
- crashing noise, copious eruption
- (historical) quantity, the fill of any vessel
- (historical) ruler to measure grain, meal or salt in a vessel, by drawing it along the brim, strickle
- (historical) mower's whetstone
- (dated, nautical) strake or plank of a boat
- (dated) stripe
Derived terms