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rúisc.

to poke (stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning), stir up

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to poke (stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning), stir up

    An rúisc tú an ghríosach? — Rúisceas.
  2. to decorticate, shell, strip

  3. to trounce (beat severely)

Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish *rúiscid (“to strip the bark from”), from Old Irish rúsc (“bark”). Compare Scottish Gaelic rùisg.

noun
  1. volley, fusillade

    feminine
  2. discharge (act of firing a projectile)

    feminine
  3. large object or person

    feminine
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