cailleach — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bag noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
- hag noun An ugly or frightening old woman, especially one associated with witchcraft in folklore.
- hagfish noun Any of the primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.
- witch noun A person, especially in folklore, believed to have magical powers, particularly one who uses them for harmful purposes.
Senses
cailleach is used for these senses in English:
- bag (derogatory) An ugly woman.
- hag A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard.
- hagfish Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.
- old dear (endearing, or, patronizing) old woman
- witch A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
- witch (figurative, chiefly, derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.
bag — full definition
- noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
- verb To put something into a bag, or more broadly, to succeed in getting or catching something.