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SPAOILTE
my best respects or compliments, my sin- 1
eere blessings.
SoRcH, sòrch, n. m. a pedestal, gauntree.
SoRCHAN, sorch'-an, n. m. a little one, also
place for ball or cricket.
SoRV, som, 71. f. a kiln ; damh-sùirn, a
kiln-joisti lantern of a kiln.
SoRNAN, s6m'-an, 71. 7«. fish, thorn-back;
young skate. Ulay ; little chin. North.
Sos, SOS, n. m. unseemly mixture of food.
North.
SoTAL, sot' -all, 7J. m. flattery, fawning.
SoTALACH, sòt'-all-ach, adj. flattering.
SoTALACHD, sòt'-all-achg, 71. /. flattering
disposition, or fawning nature or quality.
SOTAIL, sòtf -uel, )'. fa\vn, flatter.
So-THAOMADH, sò'-hàòm-a, pt. exhaustible.
So-THEASGASG, sò'-hàg-ask, adj. docile,
teachable.
So-TariGsiNN', sò'hùèg-shènn, a. very in-
telligible.
Spad, spadd, v. knock down at a blow;
knock the brains out at a blow ; kill ; a.
flapping, hanging down; i'/jad-chluasach,
having flappy ears.
Spad, spad, 7i./aspade; {Saxon, spad).
Islay; {German, spade; Swedish , spad )
Spa DAG, spad'-ag, 71./. terrible oath ; fiUip.
Macfarlan; in Islay, smeach, fillip.
Spadaire, spàd'-ur-à, 7i.m. terrible swearer.
Spadchas, spad'-chas, ?i./. splay-foot.
Spadchli;as, spàd'-chlùàs, n.f. hanging,
flapping ear.
Spadh, spao'-gh, v. jerk, twitch.
Spadhadh, spao'-i, pt. 71. m. jerking,
twitching; a jerk, or sudden pull ; twitch.
Isiay ; — swathe of grass. A'. ; stagh.
Spad-thinneas, spàd'-hyènn-us, n. m.
apoplexy, epilepsy ; tinneas-tuiteamach.
Spag, spag, 71./; club-foot, paw, claw.
Spagach, spàg'-ach, 71. /. club-footed fe-
male ; adj. clawed, pawed ; club-footed.
Spagaire, spag'-ur-a, 71. m. club-footed
man.
Spacloi.v.n, spàg'-laoènn, 71./. the attitude
of having the hand akimbo, and the foot
stretched out ; fools' pride.
SpAGLOiNSEACH, spàg'-laòènn.ach, a. con.
ceited.
Spacd, spaj, gen. of spad. Frov. spade.
Spaidhir, spi'-yhèr, jt. f. pocket-hole of a
petty-coat ; flap of trowsers, breeches, &c.
SpAlDEiL, spàjj'.al, adj. conceited, proud.
Spaidir, spàjj'-èr, v. scatter carelessly.
Spaidreach, spajj'-r^'ach, n.f. thing scat-
tered, or the state of lying here and
there.
Spaig, spàègg, 71./. wry mouth. H. S.
Spaillichd, spally"-echg, ?i./. vain-glory.
Spailp, spa'lp, n.f. the foot stretched out,
as a self-important fellow does ; airs of
importance ; great consequence in one's
own eyes ; cha riog thu leas a bhi cur spailp
ort riumsa idir, tha mi am mhac math
ar is athar cho math riut fhèin, you
need not assume such airs in my presence
at att,— lam just as good a man as your-
se'f,—the son of parents as good as
yours.
SPAiLPEii, spa'Ip'-al, adj. self -conceited.
Spailpeis, spa'lp'-ash, n. f. self-import-
ance.
SpAiPEAS, spa'lp'-aèn, ^ 71. fn. a conceited
Spaii.pire, spa'lp'-èr-a, /fellow; the Irish,
spalpeen.
Spailpireachd, spa'lp'-èr-achg, ti./. self-
importance ; airs of importance of a silly
person.
Spain, spàèn, n.f. a spoon; (spàintean,
spoons) ; also spain, (shaped like a spoon. )
Spai.nteach, spatn'-tyach, adj. belonging
to Spain; n. f. rifle, a gun; spoonful:
spamteach ime, spoonful of butter ; n. m.
a Spaniard.
Spair.v, spàèmy', 71./. effbrt, great exer-
tion, hard task ; cha spdirn sin orm, that
is no hard task for me ; ni mi sin gun
spàirn, I can manage that without an
effort ; spdirneag bairneach, a limpet ;
spdirneil, requiring struggles or efforts.
Spairis, spàèry'-èsh, n.f. (spaidhiris) ; 71./.
the conduct or attitude of having the
hands in the flaps of the trowsers ; con-
ceitedness, foppishness.
Spairiseach, spaèr"-ach, \adj. foppish,
Spairiseil, spaèr* èsh-al, Jbeauish, gau-
dy.
Spairt, spàèijt, 71./. gen. spart; — clod.
H. ; drop ; v. spatter, bespatter.
Spairte, spàijt'-à, j3f. bolted, thrust, jam.
med.
Spairteach, sparjt'-ach, adj. thick, as
cream.
Spaisd, spashjj, v. walk. O'Brien.
Spaisdir, spàshjj'-èr, v. walk for pleasure.
Spaisdreach, Spàshjj'-r>achg, 7!./. a walk ;
a walk in a garden ; promenade.
Spaisdreachd, spashjj'-rj'achd, ?i./. walk-
ing for exercise or pleasure ; promenade ;
written sometimes Spaisdireachd, &c.
Spaisdrich, spashjj '-rjèch, v, walk, saun-
ter.
Spal, spall, 71./. -weaver's shuttle.
SpALA.v, spall'-an, 71. m. pea-cod.
Spalpaire; see Spailpiie.
Spang, spang, n.f. thin plate of metal.
Spann, spaim, v. ; see Spannaich.
Span.vach, spann'.èch, 71./. a splinter;
^pannacA-anguill, bone of contention.
Spannaich, spànn'-èch, *. splinter, dash.
SPAOIL, spao'l, V. tie tightly, swathe.
Spaoile, spào'l'-à, 71. m. a spindle of yam.
Spaoilte, spao'l'-tyi, pt. swathed, swad-
dled.
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