"caird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cairds [plural]
Etymology: From Irish ceard (“a tinker”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|ceard||a tinker}} Irish ceard (“a tinker”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} caird (plural cairds)
  1. (obsolete) A travelling tinker or a tramp. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-caird-en-noun-6ffuhqDP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People

Inflected forms

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