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fhada (a greyhound), cu-ghorm (greyhound), cuib, cuibh, cuikan
(whelp, freq. "dog"), cuilebhar, cu-lomna (tied), cu-lovgaidh
(beagle), eu-luirge (beagle, bloodhound, gazehound), cu-mara (slow
hound, raviger), cu-seilge (hunting), cu-uisge (water retriever) ;
Fear-chu (male), fiadh-chu (wild), fionn-chu, foir, for ; Gadhar,
gadhar bior-shuileach (gazehound), gadharan, gaidhrin (spaniel),
gaighear, galla (bitch), gaodhar, gaur, gaothai", garrag (a " ruffled "
dog, after fighting), gasgan (pup), gasgan-coin (bold), gibne, gibiie-
gortach, gibne-praiseach, gioric, grech. gregh, gru (greyhound) ;
lobhlair, iolair (beagle); Leth-chu (hircher, mongrel), lioncaise
(spaniel), lodhainn, lothainn, lotliainn-choin (pack), lorgair, loroan
(slowhound), lothair, luan ; Mada, madadh (madra, madradh, Jr.),
maduidh, maistidh, maistic (mastiff), measan, measchu (lapdog),
mial-chu (greyhound) ; Nasc, nasg, nasg-chu (chained) ; Oirc,
oircne, ore (lap-dog), ormchre (boarhound) ; Rache (scent-hound),
ratche, rotch (bitch) ; Sabhairle, sabhairlean, sabhan (mastiff),
sagh, saghain, saigh, saith, samhan (bitch-pup), sglamhach (greedy,
voracious), sgonn-chu, sogh, sogh-chu, soich, soide-glaisse (gi'ey-
hound, Ir. Rev. Celt.), soigh (bitch) ; Tolair (foxhound).
The following is by no means a complete list of English names
for dogs, but given to show some of the varieties • —
Bandog (chained), band-dog (Shakesp.), batch, beagle, beamer,
bicche, bick, bitch, bloodhound, boarhound, braache, brach,
brache, brachell, brath, brathey, brattch, byche ; Caball, cap
(shepherd's), champer (hound), collie (shepherd's), cruchie
(shepherd's), cub, cur ; Dash-hound ; Errj-e (cur) ; Feck (pointer,
foxhound), etc. ; Gazehound, glenwherry coley (Ir.), gowler, greu,
grew, grewan, grewand, grewant, grew-hund, grewin, grey, grey-
hound, grcAvnd, grewnt, grig, groond, groun (cur), gro-und, gru,
gruan, gruant, gruap, grue, grue-hound, gru-und ; Haan3'al, haniel,
hanniel, hanvel, hanziel (greedy), harehound, harrier, hiskie,
hokner, honde, hound, hund, hundas (hounds), hunn, hwonde ;
Kenet, kennet, keout (North) ; Long-dog (greyhound), lovel,
(Outrara), lurcher, lym, lyme (bloodhound) ; Maskis, mastiche,
mastiff, mastig (North), mastis, messan, messane, messen, messet,
messin, messit, messon, messoun, mongrel, moon-bayer, mooner,
muggletony (mongrel) ; Orri (cui*), otter-hound, ouf-dog ; Penny-
dog (good follower), pitcher (fierce, Yorksh.), pug, pug-dog, pup,
puppy ; Rache, ratch, rax, rot-hund (A. S.) ; Shough, sleuth,
sleuth-bratch, sleuth-hound, slot-hound, slough-dog, slug-hound,
spangel, spaniel, spanycart, spanzelle, splayer (castrated), stoordie ;
Tarier (Palsgrave), teaser (hound), terrier, tike, tyk, tyke, tout-
tyke (mongrel), trundle-tail (Shakesp.) ; Waupe (turnspit), wolf-dog.
The etymology of the various names or terms for the canine
creation is too extensive a subject to be gone into minutely here,
but a few are given. Various etymologies exist, many of which