noun
Meaning 1
A layabout or good-for-nothing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
stocah
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History
Etymology
From Irish stócach and Scottish Gaelic stòcach (“an idle fellow who lives on the industry of others, a lounger”).