cur|ragh

cur|ragh
cur|rach or cur|ragh «KUR uhkh, -uh», noun.
Scottish and Irish. an open boat made of skin or canvas stretched over a frame of withes, larger than a coracle and boat-shaped. Also, curagh.
[< Scottish Gaelic and Old Irish curach currach, carcass]

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  • ragh — cur·ragh; …   English syllables

  • cur|rach — or cur|ragh «KUR uhkh, uh», noun. Scottish and Irish. an open boat made of skin or canvas stretched over a frame of withes, larger than a coracle and boat shaped. Also, curagh. ╂[< Scottish Gaelic and Old Irish curach currach, carcass] …   Useful english dictionary

  • cur — bi·cur·sal; con·cur; con·cur·rence; con·cur·rent·ly; con·cur·ring·ly; con·cur·sion; con·cur·so; con·cur·sus; cu·cur·bit; cu·cur·bi·ta; cu·cur·bi·ta·ce·ae; cu·cur·bi·tar·i·a·ce·ae; cur·abil·i·ty; cur·able; cur·agh; cur·cas; cur·chie; cur·cu·lio;… …   English syllables

  • curragh — cur·ragh …   English syllables

  • currach — cur•rach or cur•ragh [[t]ˈkʌr əx, ˈkʌr ə[/t]] n. Scot., Irish. scot. navig. coracle • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME currok < ScotGael curach, Ir currach boat …   From formal English to slang

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