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taosc.

to bail (out) (remove water by scooping)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/t̪ˠeːsˠk/Munster/t̪ˠiːsˠk/Connacht, Ulster
  1. to bail (out) (remove water by scooping)

    Thaosc mé an bád
  2. to drain (cause liquid to flow out of; dry out a wet place)

    Thaoscamar an talamh
  3. to pour (out)

  4. to draw off

    Ar thaosc tú an t-uisce?
  5. to empty (something of a liquid)

    Taoscfaidh siad an bairille.
  6. to pump (out) (use a pump to move liquid)

    Thaosc an dochtúir a bolg.
  7. 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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