biast
béiste, -an, sf See béist. 2 Wretch. 3 Unmannerly child. 4‡‡ Worm or screw of a ramrod. 5‡ Niggardly person. 6(DC) Generic name for all creeping creatures - Uist. [Biast is not such a strong expression as béist. The former might be used in correcting vulgarity or mischief in a child, while the latter would be applied to a drunkard or other disreputable person - Argyll]. Mìr á beul bhiastan, receiving anything from parties who do not wish to part with it (lit. getting a morsel out of the mouth of brats).
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