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noun
A communal drinking vessel used in Gaelic times for drinking mead. It had squared sides and one drank from a corner. Also, a trophy in this shape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
num
Four in the old counting system of Northern England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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History
From Irish meadar, from Old Irish metar, from Latin metrum. Doublet of metre, meter, and metron.
From Cumbric numerals; compare Welsh mhedwar, the nasal mutation of pedwar (“four”).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
