bac

-a & -aic, pl. -an, sm Stop, hinderance, restraint, delay, interruption, impediment. 2 Hollow, pit, bend in the ground. 3 Thole or pin in a boat's gunwale, ‡‡ fulcrum of an oar. 4‡‡ Piece of timber on boat's gunwale to protect it from the friction of the oars. 5 Notch of a spindle. 6 Crook. 7 Hook. 8 Hinge of a door. 9(AF) Hog, pig. 10‡‡ Bog, marsh. 11‡‡ Prop, support. 12‡‡ Spade, shovel 13** Barricade. 14 Sandbank — Coll. 15 Hollow. 16(DMK) Terrace on the side of a hill, brink of a bank or brae. 17 Bank, ridge - West of Ross-shire. 18 Stake. 19 Stall-tree of a cattle house. Bac na bruaich, the brink of the brae; bac na tòine, the rump; aisridh ’na bac cho caol, a path which was such a narrow ledge; bac na h-uinneige, the window sill; cuir bac air, hinder him; cogall ràmh air na bacaibh, the rattle of oars on the tholes; bac na h-achlaise, the arm-pit; bac na righe, the bend of the arm; bac na h-iosgaid, the hough; bac na cruachainn, the haunch.

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