currach

or cur·agh, cur·ragh

[ kuhr-uhkh, kuhr-uh ]

nounScot., Irish.
  1. a coracle.

Origin of currach

1
1400–50; late Middle English currok<Scots Gaelic curach,Irish currach boat; cf. coracle

Words Nearby currach

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How to use currach in a sentence

  • Edward wished much to know whether the currach was a horse, a cart, or a chaise.

    Red Cap Tales | Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • However, it was called currach Life from very early times, that is the marsh or swamp of the Liffy.

  • It is strange why it is called a curragh—more correctly, currach—for the word means a marsh, a place that stirs when trodden on.

British Dictionary definitions for currach

currach

curagh or curragh

/ Gaelic (ˈkʌrəx, ˈkʌrə) /


noun
  1. a Scot or Irish name for coracle

Origin of currach

1
C15: from Irish Gaelic currach; compare coracle

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