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meathán — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • splint noun A rigid support used to hold an injured body part, like a broken bone, in place.
  • sucker noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.

Senses

meathán is used for these senses in English:

  • splint A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
  • sucker A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.

splint — full definition

  1. noun A rigid support used to hold an injured body part, like a broken bone, in place.
  2. verb To immobilize an injured limb with a rigid support.

sucker — full definition

  1. noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.
  2. noun A round, sucking organ or structure that helps something stick to a surface.
  3. noun A lollipop or piece of hard candy meant to be sucked.

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