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clairshach

clairshach is the alternative form of clarsach.

Meaning of clarsach

Noun

clarsach (plural clarsachs)

  1. A small triangular wire-strung harp of Gaelic origin.
    • And I, beside the lake of swans, / Shall hunt for thee the fallow deer; / And build thy hut and bring thee home / The wild fowl, and the honey-comb; / And berries from the wood provide, / And play my clarshech by thy side.1810, Thomas Campbell, “O’Connor's Child, or, The Flower of Love Lies Bleeding”, in The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell. […], Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Philip H[oulbrooke] Nicklin & Co., […]...
    Synonyms:
    Celtic harp, Gaelic harp

Questions about clairshach

What is clairshach the alternative form of?
Clairshach is the alternative form of clarsach.

Words near clairshach in the dictionary

  1. clairschach
  2. clairschachs
  3. clairsentience
  4. clairsentient
  5. clairsentients
  6. clairshach
  7. clairt
  8. clairting
  9. clairts
  10. clairty
  11. clairvoyance

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