meathán — meaning in English
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English meaning
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
- noun A rigid support used to hold an injured body part, like a broken bone, in place.
- verb To immobilize an injured limb with a rigid support.
sucker — full definition
- noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.
- noun A round, sucking organ or structure that helps something stick to a surface.
- noun A lollipop or piece of hard candy meant to be sucked.