reothart
-airt, -an, sm Spring-tide, 2 The time of spring-tide. Làn reothart, spring-tide; àirde-reothairt, height of spring-tide; reothart an-diugh agus conntraigh a-màireach, up today and down tomorrow —expressive of too much and too little; reothart nan eun, the spring-tide of the birds — also called “reothar mór na Féill Pàdraig” the high spring-tide of St. Patrick's Day. At that time of the year the spring-tides are usually very high, and large quantities of seaware are cast ashore, which is occupied later on as a nestling ground for large numbers of birds. [fem. in Argyll-shire].
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Chan eil mi eòlach air an fhacal seo idir / I don't know this word
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Tuigidh mi am facal seo ach cha chleachd mi e / I know this word but don't use it
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Tuigidh is cleachdaidh mi am facal seo / I know this word and use it
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