taosc.
to bail (out) (remove water by scooping)
Meaning & usage
to bail (out) (remove water by scooping)
Thaosc mé an bád
to drain (cause liquid to flow out of; dry out a wet place)
Thaoscamar an talamh
to pour (out)
to draw off
Ar thaosc tú an t-uisce?
to empty (something of a liquid)
Taoscfaidh siad an bairille.
to pump (out) (use a pump to move liquid)
Thaosc an dochtúir a bolg.
to shovel (e.g. clay from the furrows into potato beds), earth up
Táimid ag taoscadh na prátaí.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Irish táescaid (“to pour out”), denominal from tóesc (“a jet, spurt”), which MacBain connects with Old Irish do·essim (“to pour”), from Proto-Celtic *semeti. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic taosg.
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