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SPAOILTE
my best respects or compliments, my sin-
cere blessings.
SoRCii, sòvch, n. m. a pedestal, gauntree.
SoRCUAN, sòrcli'-aii, n. m. a little one, also
place for ball or cricket.
SoRN, sorn, n. /. a kiln ; damhsuirn, a
hUnjoisi, lantern of a kiln.
SoRNAN, s6rn'-an, iu m. fish, thorn-back j
young skate. Islay, little chin. North.
Sos, SOS, 71. m. unseemly mixture of food.
North.
SoTAL, sot' all, n. m. flattery, fawning.
SoTALAcii, sòt'-all-ach, adj. flattering.
SOTALACHD, s6t'-all achg, n. f. flattering
disposition, or fawning nature or quality.
SoTAiL, sòtt'-uèl, V. fawn, flatter.
So. Til AOM A nil, sò'-hàòm-a, pt. exhaustible.
So-THEASGASG, sò'-liàg-ask, adj. docile,
teachable.
So-THUiGsiNN, sò'hùèg-shènn, a. veiy in-
telligible.
Spai), spadd, v. knock down at a blow ;
knock the brains out at a blow; kill; a.
flapping, hanging down; s^aci-chluasach,
havingjlappy ears.
Spad, spàd, )i./ a spade; (Saxon, spad).
Islay, (German, &'paAe; Swedish , i\iaA )
SpADAG, spad'-ag, n.f. terrible oalh; fillip.
Macfarlan; in Islay, smeach, fillip.
Spadaire, spàd'-urà, n.m. terrible swearer.
Spadchas, spad'-ehas, n.f. splay, foot.
Spadchli'as, spàd'-chlùas, n.f. hanging,
flapping ear.
Spadh, spao'-gh, f. jerk, twitch.
Spadhadu, spao'-A, pt. n. m. jerking,
twitching; a jerk, or sudden pull ; twitch.
Islay ;— swathe of grass. N. ; stagh.
Spad-thinneas, spad'-hyènn-us, n. m.
apoplexy, epilepsy; tinneas-tuiteamach.
SpAG, spag, n.f. club-foot, paw, claw.
Spagach, spag'-ach, n. f. clubfooted fe-
male; arf/. clawed, pawed; club-footed.
.Spagaire, spag'-ura, n. m. clubfooted
man.
Spagloinn, spag'-laocnn, n.f. the attitude
of having the hand akimbo, and the foot
stretched out ; fools' pi ide.
Spagloinneach, spàg'-laoènn-ach, a. con-
ceited.
SpAin, spaj, gen. of spad. Frov. spade.
Spaidhir, spi'-yher, 71. f. pocket-hole of a
petty-eoat ; flap of trowsers, breeches, &c.
SpAiUEiL, spajj'.al, adj. conceited, proud.
Spaidir, spàjj'-èr, v. scatter carelessly.
SPAiDREAcn, sp.ijj'-ryach, 71. f. thing scat-
tered, or the state of lying here and
there.
Spaig, spacgg, n.f. wry mouth. H. S.
SPAILLICUD, spally"-echg, n.f. vain-glory.
SPAiLP, spa'lp, n.f. the foot stretched out,
as a self-important fellow does ; airs of
importance ; great consequence in one';
own eyes; chariog thu leasabhicuripai^p
ort riumsa idir, tha mi am mhac math
ar is athar cho math riut fhèin, you
need 7wt asstiine such airs in my presence
at all, — / am just as good a mail as your-
se'f, — tlie son of parents as good <u
yours.
SpAiLPEiL, spa'Ip'-al, adj. self conceited.
Spailpeis, spa'lp'-ash, n. f. self-import-
ance.
SPAiPEAX, spa'lp'-aèn, \n. m. a conceited
Spaii.pire, spa'lp'-èr-a, /fellow; the Irish,
spalpeen.
Spailpireachd, spa'lp'-èr-achg, m./. self-
impi>rtance ; airs of importance of a silly
person.
Spain, spàèn, n.f. a spoon ; (spaintean,
spoons) ; also i/iaire, (shaped like a spoon.)
Spainteacii, spàf n'-tyach, adj. belonging
to Spain; n. /. rifle, a gun; spoonful;
spninteach ime, spoonful of hitter ; Ji. m.
a Spaniard.
Spairn, spàèrny', n.f. effort, great exer-
tion, hard task ; cha spairn sin orm, that
is 710 hard task for me ; nl mi sin gun
spairn, I can manage that withoiit an
effort ; spàirneag bàirneach, a limpet ;
spdirncil, requiring stivgglcs or efforts.
Spairis, spàcry'-èsh, 7i.f. (spaidhiris) ; n.f.
the conduct or attitude of having the
hands in the flaps of the trowsers ; cou-
eeitedncss, foppishness.
Spairiseacii, spaèr"-ach, yadj. foppish,
SPAiRiBEiL, spaèr' èsh-al, /beauish, gau-
dy.
Spmrt, spaerjt, n.f. geti. spart; — clod.
H. ; drop ; v. spatter, bespatter.
Spairte, spàrjt'-à, p«. bolted, thrust, jam-
med.
Spairteach, sparjt'-ach, adj. thick, as
cream.
Spaisd, sp.ishjj, II. walk. O'Brien.
SpAisniR, spiishjj'-èr, v. walk for pleasure.
SpAisDREAcii, spashjj'-ryachg, 71. f. a walk ;
a walk in a garden ; promenade.
Spaisdreachd, spashjj'ryachd, 71. f. walk-
ing for exercise or pleasure ; promenade ;
written sometimes Spaisdireachd, &e.
Spaisdrich, spashjj'-ry èch, v, walk, saim-
ter.
Spal, spall, n.f weaver's shuttle.
Spalan, spall'-an, n. m. pea-cod.
Spalpaire; see Spailpiie.
Spang, spang, 71. f. th^n plate of metal.
Spann, spann, v. ; tee Spannaich.
Spannach, spann'-èeh, n. f. a splinter
spannach-anguil], bone of contention.
Spannaich, spànn'-èch, v. splinter, dash.
Spaoil, spao'l, V. tie tightly, swathe.
Spaoile, spao'l'-a, n. m. a spindle of yarn.
Spaoilte, spao'l'-tyA, pt. swathed, swad-
dled.
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