168 GOAT— HARE 



Laideann aig na «;abhraibh, tuipjeam ged nach labhraim. 



Goats' Latin, I can understand it but cannot speak it. This 

 is thought to refer to the Priests' Latin or " Dog-Latin " 

 of some legal documents, etc. 

 Mar is toigh leis na gobhair na coin. 



As goats like dogs — not at all. 

 Mar itheadh na goibhre air an dris. 



Like the goats' eating of the brier — with caution. 

 Miami goibhre, gaoth 's dol 'an aodann creag. 



A goat's desire, wind and climbing up a crag. 

 Sheideadh e na h-adharcan de ghobhar. 



It would blow the horns off a goat. Stormy. 

 Tha suilean nan gobhar an ceannaibh nam fir a' taghadh 

 nam ban. 



Men have goats' eyes when choosing their wives. 

 Trath bhios tuar a' dol as air na gobhair, cha bheir iad 

 ach buic. 



When goats are dying out they bring forth only bucks. 



GRAMPUS (see also Porpoise). 



Can, canach, canna ; Leumadair, leumnach ; Mada-chuain ; 

 Puthag. 



Becker-dog ; Bucker ; Chaffer, craspic, connat ; Orca ; Round- 

 headed cachalot, round-lipped whale ; Wolf-of-the-sea. 



From (Ital.) Gran-pesce, great fish, (Lat.) grandus pisces ; 

 (A. S.) Hwel. 



The grampus is a sort of third cousin to the whale, and a 

 first cousin to the porpoise. It bears the name wolf of the sea 

 from its habit of assailing anything or everything living inhabiting 

 the waters. 



GREYHOUND (see Dog). 



H 



HACK (see Horse). 



HARE. — Fiamain, fiamuin, fiamaib (Old Ir.), fear-boc ; Gear, 

 gearr, gearrag, gearraidh, gearr-fhiadh, gearr-gheal (white or 

 mountain), groisgeach (hare-devil) ; Labran ; Maidheach, maigh- 

 each, mial, mial-bhuidhe, mial-moighe, miol, moidhach (Shaw) ; 

 Pait, paiteag, pata, puta, putan ; Reang ; Sgiarnag, sgiberneag, 

 sgiobarnag. 



Arc (Old Eng.); Bandy, bawd, bawtie, bawty; Capron, 

 caproun, cuttie ; Donie ; Farmer, fennel (fem.), fuddie ; Great- 

 hare (three years old) ; Hallan-chacker (Devon), hara (A. S.) ; 

 Katie ; Lagos, lavrock, lepus (Lat.), leveret (young) ; Malkin, 



