TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
scód, m. (gs. & npl. -óid, gpl. ~). 1. Nau: Sheet. Ag imeacht le ~, sailing free. S.a. crann 2. 2. Rope, free scope. ~ a ligean le duine, to give s.o. rope. Lig sé ~ leis féin, lena theanga, he gave himself, his tongue, a free rein. Tabhair a sháith de ~ dó, give him plenty of rope (to hang himself). (Var:f)
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Seol, scód, a ~adh, to haul in a sail, a sheet.
~í agus scóid, tacks and sheets.