currachn.

Brit.

/ˈkʌrə/,

/ˈkʌrəx/,

/ˈkʌrək/,

/ˈkʊrəx/, U.S.

/ˈkərə/,

/ˈkərək/,

/ˈkərəx/, Irish English

/ˈkʌrəx/

Forms: Middle English–1500s currok, 1600s currogh, ( carrogh(e, gorrogh), 1700s corrach, 1700s–1800s courach, 1800s corach, corrack, 1600s– corragh, curragh, 1800s– currach.

Etymology: < Irish curach boat, little ship; also corrach boat, coracle; compare Welsh corwg , also corwgl , cwrwgl coracle n.; these point to an Old Celtic *kuruk-os, *kurok-os boat.The spelling carrogh in Camden and his citers is probably only a misprint.

A small boat made of wickerwork covered with hides, used from ancient times in Scotland and Ireland; a coracle.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > boat made with hides > over wickerwork

caraba1387

currach?c1450

coracle1547

skew1587

kuphar1800

basket-boat1801

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 779 Þai called þat bate a currok.

c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Dij Ane bait of ane bull hyd, bound with na thing bot wandis. This bait is callit ane currok, with the quhilk thay fysche salmond..thay beir it to ony place on thair bak.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 107 Their carroghes, wherein they passed over the Sciticke vale.

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. iii. 103 The Scots and Picts..from thir Gorroghs, or Leathern Frigats pour out themselves in swarms upon the Land.

1681 Blount's Glossographia (ed. 5) Gorroghs, Boats made of Leather used by the Romans here in Britain.

1683 Britanniæ Speculum 144 The Scots likewise out of their Carroghs or Leather vessels..landing in whole Swarms.

1747 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. I. 156 Their wicker boats, covered with hides, and called corraghs.

1828 T. C. Croker Fairy Legends & Trad. S. Ireland II. 53 Corragh, or currugh, is a small boat used by the fishermen of that part.

1884 Graphic 4 Oct. 353/2 We embarked at an early hour in a ‘corrack’ at Dugort.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	currach
释义	currachn. Brit. /ˈkʌrə/, /ˈkʌrəx/, /ˈkʌrək/, /ˈkʊrəx/, U.S. /ˈkərə/, /ˈkərək/, /ˈkərəx/, Irish English /ˈkʌrəx/ Forms: Middle English–1500s currok, 1600s currogh, ( carrogh(e, gorrogh), 1700s corrach, 1700s–1800s courach, 1800s corach, corrack, 1600s– corragh, curragh, 1800s– currach. Etymology: < Irish curach boat, little ship; also corrach boat, coracle; compare Welsh corwg , also corwgl , cwrwgl coracle n.; these point to an Old Celtic kuruk-os, kurok-os boat.The spelling carrogh in Camden and his citers is probably only a misprint. A small boat made of wickerwork covered with hides, used from ancient times in Scotland and Ireland; a coracle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [noun] > boat made with hides > over wickerwork caraba1387 currach?c1450 coracle1547 skew1587 kuphar1800 basket-boat1801 ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 779 Þai called þat bate a currok. c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Dij Ane bait of ane bull hyd, bound with na thing bot wandis. This bait is callit ane currok, with the quhilk thay fysche salmond..thay beir it to ony place on thair bak. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 107 Their carroghes, wherein they passed over the Sciticke vale. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. iii. 103 The Scots and Picts..from thir Gorroghs, or Leathern Frigats pour out themselves in swarms upon the Land. 1681 Blount's Glossographia (ed. 5) Gorroghs, Boats made of Leather used by the Romans here in Britain. 1683 Britanniæ Speculum 144 The Scots likewise out of their Carroghs or Leather vessels..landing in whole Swarms. 1747 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. I. 156 Their wicker boats, covered with hides, and called corraghs. 1828 T. C. Croker Fairy Legends & Trad. S. Ireland II. 53 Corragh, or currugh, is a small boat used by the fishermen of that part. 1884 Graphic 4 Oct. 353/2 We embarked at an early hour in a ‘corrack’ at Dugort. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?c1450
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