òrd

Gaelic (Scots)

[ɔːɹʃd̪̊]

noun
Definitions
  • hammer
  • dog-head of a gun, the part of a gunlock from which the flint strikes fire
  • piece, fragment, chunk
  • stub
  • mallet, mall
  • cut, cutting
  • sledgehammer
  • a short length of string

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish ord.

Origin

Old Irish

ord

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