"spaug" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spɔːɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spaug.wav Forms: spaugs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɡ Etymology: From Irish spág (“the paw, limb or claw of an animal”), transferred to humans as pejorative or for club-foot. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|spág||the paw, limb or claw of an animal}} Irish spág (“the paw, limb or claw of an animal”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spaug (plural spaugs)
  1. (derogatory, anatomy) A foot. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-spaug-en-noun-WpEZO1M1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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