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cuilean

-ein, -an, sm Whelp. 2 Puppy. 3 Cub. 4 Leveret. 5 Frequently used for a dog of full growth, or of any age. 6 Darling, term of familiar endearment. 7 Skinflint — Suth'd. 8‡‡ Staple in a wooden lock. 9(AF) Young seal. 10(WC) Small bone in ankle or wrist. 11 see cuilfhionn. 12 Spoke of the driving wheel of a spinning-wheel. Cuileanan na coise, the small bones in the ankle; cluich a' chuilein ris a' mhial-chù, the puppy's play with the greyhound; cuilean na muice-mara, the whale's whelp, whale calf; cuilean bioraiche, a young dogfish.

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Beachdan nam fileantach/Fluent speaker judgements: 3
Chan eil mi eòlach air an fhacal seo idir / I don't know this word  0 %
Tuigidh mi am facal seo ach cha chleachd mi e / I know this word but don't use it  0 %
Tuigidh is cleachdaidh mi am facal seo / I know this word and use it  100 %

Chaidh a chur an cèill gu bheil am facal seo a' buntainn ris na faclan-luirg a leanas / This word has been judged relevant to the following search terms:
Facal-luirg/Search termBreith buntainneis
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Àireamh nam breith buntainneis
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cuilean 100
Dog 0
Puppy 0
tha crith 'na làimh 50
wheel 0
Chluich 0