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cailleach /kaLʲəx/ Listen
boir. gin. -lliche, iol. -an
1 old lady, old woman 2 old biddy, hag 3 (with def. art.) her indoors, the wife, the old lady 4 (with def. art.) landlady 5 period from 12ᵗʰ - 18ᵗʰ April 6 seat made of turf-covered stone coping (at the end of a shieling bed) 7 pitch (in sports, especially of the rounders/tip-cat/cricket family)

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The term is not inherently rude or derogatory and its interpretation depends on context, familiarity and tone of voice.



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