coinneal
gen coinnle, pl. coinnlean, sf Candle. 2 Torch. 3(DC) Straight piece of wood on which, after being waulked, the web of tweed is tightly and evenly wound, thereafter being placed for some days under a heavy weight to press it. When unwound the tweed is found to be much improved in appearance. Cha déid a coinneal ás, her candle does not go out; rannsaichidh mi le coinnlibh, I will search with candles; las a' choinneal, light the candle; nuair a bhiodh an clò deasair son a chur sa choinneal, when the web would be ready to wind round the stick — Sgeulaiche nan Caol, p.40; “air coinneal” is the phrase in Uist — DC.
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