"ciotóg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ciotógs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Irish ciotóg, from Proto-Celtic *(s)kīttos. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|ciotóg}} Irish ciotóg, {{der|en|cel-pro|*(s)kīttos}} Proto-Celtic *(s)kīttos Head templates: {{en-noun}} ciotóg (plural ciotógs)
  1. (Ireland) A left-handed person. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-ciotóg-en-noun-1BsKgDKh Categories (other): Irish English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ciotóg meaning in English (1.5kB)

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          "ref": "2005, Kevin O'Hara, Last of the Donkey Pilgrims: A Man's Journey Through Ireland, page 69",
          "text": "He was a ciotóg as well, and would sit at the head of that table like yourself with his hand curled above the page in a most awkward fashion.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, John W. Hurley, Shillelagh: The Irish Fighting Stick, page 106",
          "text": "Grimes, as a ciotóg (a left-hander) would defend his left side as a normal fighter would his right, and according to Walker, this would mean using the lower third of the stick to parry.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Jason Sherlock, Jayo: The Jason Sherlock Story",
          "text": "I was a ciotóg in school but decided to shoot right-handed.",
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        "(Ireland) A left-handed person."
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