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currach

American

[kuhr-uhkh, kuhr-uh] / ˈkʌr əx, ˈkʌr ə /

Or curagh,

noun

Scot., Irish.

a coracle.

currach British

/ ˈkʌrəx, ˈkʌrə /

noun

a Scot or Irish name for coracle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of currach

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

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currach

The book opens with Mr. Lloyd, an English artist, heading out to sea in a fragile hand-rowed currach.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2022

Thirteen rowers left the island in a 40-foot currach, a traditional canvas boat, following the journey made by Colmcille and his followers almost 1,400 years ago.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2013

Their taunts goad him into taking an oar in a currach race on St. Patrick's Day.

From Time Magazine Archive

“The currach belongs to me now,” Cunningham screamed.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

It would be there, with the tar on the canvas drying and cracking, until great holes appeared and the currach wasted away.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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