earball

English

Etymology

ear +‎ ball

Noun

earball (plural earballs)

  1. (acupuncture) A small ball kept in position in the ear and pressed when needed to relieve stress.

Irish

Noun

earball m (genitive singular earbaill, nominative plural earbaill)

  1. Alternative form of eireaball

References

“earball” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish erball

Noun

earball m (genitive singular earbaill, plural earbaill)

  1. a tail
    earball an each ― paddock-pipe, horse-tail
    bun an earbaill ― the rump
    earball sguabach ― a bushy tail
  2. ludicrous name for the train of a dress

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm. A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language Edinburgh: John Grant (1925)
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