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单词 currach
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currach

or cur·agh, cur·ragh

[ kuhr-uhkh, kuhr-uh ]
/ ˈkʌr əx, ˈkʌr ə /

noun Scot., Irish.

a coracle.

Origin of currach

1400–50; late Middle English currok<Scots Gaelic curach,Irish currach boat; cf. coracle

Words nearby currach

curly top, curmudgeon, curn, Curnow, curr, currach, currajong, currant, currant borer, currant bun, currant jelly clot
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Example sentences from the Web for currach

  • Edward wished much to know whether the currach was a horse, a cart, or a chaise.

    Red Cap Tales|Samuel Rutherford Crockett
  • It is strange why it is called a curragh—more correctly, currach—for the word means a marsh, a place that stirs when trodden on.

    Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland|T. O. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for currach

currach

curagh or curragh

/ Gaelic (ˈkʌrəx, ˈkʌrə) /

noun

a Scot or Irish name for coracle

Word Origin for currach

C15: from Irish Gaelic currach; compare coracle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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