gobhal

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish gabul (fork, forked branch).

Noun

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gobhal m (genitive singular gobhail or goibhle, plural goibhlean)

  1. fork
  2. crotch
    gobhal na briogaise - the crotch of the trousers
  3. prop, post, pillar
  4. bifurcation
  5. descendant, branch
  6. prong

Derived terms

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