"spreagh" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spreaghs [plural]
Etymology: Scottish Gaelic sprèidh (“cattle”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|sprèidh||cattle}} Scottish Gaelic sprèidh (“cattle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spreagh (countable and uncountable, plural spreaghs)
  1. (Scotland, obsolete) Plunder, especially cattle taken as booty. Tags: Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: spreath Derived forms: spreaghery
    Sense id: en-spreagh-en-noun-p2h6LqhT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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